Psalm 129:5
“Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 129Meaning
Verse 5 begins the imprecatory section. The prayer seeks the defeat of hostile opposition to Zion, but it leaves judgment with God rather than instructing worshipers to attack named people themselves.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 129:5 inside its literary unit and the whole of Psalm 129; the verse does not support that overclaim.
Reflection
Bring rage and desire for justice before God without converting them into permission for personal revenge or collective hatred.