All things bear record · Psalms

Psalms 129

1 witness of Christ here, and 1 further echo from the reading.

The Suffering Servant scourged

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. Psalms 129:3

Spoken of Israel's afflictions, but the image of furrows plowed on the back is widely read by Christians as an echo of the scourging of Jesus, who gave His back to the smiters (Isaiah 50:6).

A readingEchoAn echo of Him

Jehovah (the LORD)

Jehovah — the premortal Jesus Christ, the covenant God of Israel

The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. Psalms 129:4–8

Jehovah, the premortal Christ, is the righteous deliverer who cuts Israel free, and blessings are given in His name.

AttestedJehovah — the LORDA divine name

How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4)