Psalm 129
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Psalm 129 is a biblical psalm of ascent that reflects on Israel’s long history of suffering and affliction while affirming steadfast trust in God’s ultimate deliverance and justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 129 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5919301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 129 Context triple: [Lord, I have cried (Psalms 140, 141, 129, 116), hasPart, Psalm 129]
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A.
Psalm 79
Psalm 79 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the devastation of Jerusalem and pleads for God’s deliverance and justice against the nations.
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B.
Psalm 94
Psalm 94 is a biblical psalm that appeals to God as a just judge to punish the wicked and defend the righteous, often recited as a prayer for divine justice and consolation.
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C.
Psalm 83
Psalm 83 is a biblical psalm that is a communal lament and plea for divine intervention against hostile nations threatening Israel.
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D.
Psalm 108
Psalm 108 is a biblical psalm from the Book of Psalms, traditionally attributed to King David and used in Jewish and Christian liturgy.
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E.
Psalm 74
Psalm 74 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the destruction of the sanctuary and urgently appeals to God to remember His covenant and act against Israel’s enemies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 129 Target entity description: Psalm 129 is a biblical psalm of ascent that reflects on Israel’s long history of suffering and affliction while affirming steadfast trust in God’s ultimate deliverance and justice.
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A.
Psalm 79
Psalm 79 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the devastation of Jerusalem and pleads for God’s deliverance and justice against the nations.
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B.
Psalm 94
Psalm 94 is a biblical psalm that appeals to God as a just judge to punish the wicked and defend the righteous, often recited as a prayer for divine justice and consolation.
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C.
Psalm 83
Psalm 83 is a biblical psalm that is a communal lament and plea for divine intervention against hostile nations threatening Israel.
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D.
Psalm 108
Psalm 108 is a biblical psalm from the Book of Psalms, traditionally attributed to King David and used in Jewish and Christian liturgy.
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E.
Psalm 74
Psalm 74 is a biblical lament psalm that mourns the destruction of the sanctuary and urgently appeals to God to remember His covenant and act against Israel’s enemies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Psalm of Ascent
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biblical psalm ⓘ |
| addresses | those who hate Zion ⓘ |
| affirms | God’s righteousness ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pilgrimage to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| book | Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalNumbering |
128 (Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate tradition)
ⓘ
129 (Hebrew/Protestant tradition) ⓘ |
| expresses |
confidence in God’s deliverance
ⓘ
imprecation against Zion’s haters ⓘ |
| genre |
community lament
ⓘ
lament psalm ⓘ |
| imagery |
cutting the cords of the wicked
ⓘ
plowing on the back ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | Song of Ascents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| mentions | Zion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingWordsEnglish | "Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Psalms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 129 ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | testimony to God’s preservation of Israel ⓘ |
| scripturalCollection | Ketuvim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionOfPsalms | Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120–134) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | recollection of past affliction followed by prayer against enemies ⓘ |
| subject | collective experience of Israel ⓘ |
| theme |
Israel’s affliction
ⓘ
divine deliverance ⓘ divine justice ⓘ judgment on enemies ⓘ persecution of Israel ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
God as deliverer of the oppressed
ⓘ
reversal of the wicked’s prosperity ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christian
ⓘ
Jewish ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communal worship
ⓘ
prayer for deliverance ⓘ reflection on suffering ⓘ |
| verseCount | 8 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psalm 129 Description of subject: Psalm 129 is a biblical psalm of ascent that reflects on Israel’s long history of suffering and affliction while affirming steadfast trust in God’s ultimate deliverance and justice.
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