Psalm 129 | Ben Potloff | "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth..." Scripture clearly teaches that there are two kinds of people: friends of God and enemies of God. Psalm 129 is the corporate song of a people familiar with affliction and more familiar with the character of the God who has promised to punish the wicked. Here, we see that to oppose God and his people is to be removed from the blessings offered by God.
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