Psa 129:6 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 6. As the grass upon the housetops ] As in the east the roofs of the houses were flat , seeds of various kinds falling upon them would naturally vegetate, though in an imperfect way; and, because of the want of proper nourishment, would necessarily dry and wither away. If grass , the mower cannot make hay of it; if corn , the reaper cannot make a sheaf of it. Let the Babylonians be like such herbage-good for nothing, and come to nothing. Withereth afore it groweth up ] Before shalak , it is unsheathed ; i.e., before it ears , or comes to seed .

‏ Psalms 129:6

Verse 6. As the grass upon the housetops] As in the east the roofs of the houses were flat, seeds of various kinds falling upon them would naturally vegetate, though in an imperfect way; and, because of the want of proper nourishment, would necessarily dry and wither away. If grass, the mower cannot make hay of it; if corn, the reaper cannot make a sheaf of it. Let the Babylonians be like such herbage-good for nothing, and come to nothing.

Withereth afore it groweth up] Before shalak, it is unsheathed; i.e., before it ears, or comes to seed.