Psalms 128, 129

Psalm 129 presents us with a truth that I would prefer to ignore. There is a fact here that my theology says doesn't belong in the BIble. What is this abhorant reality that God persists in presenting me? That everyone who follows God will face persecution. In verses 2 and 3 Israel speaks of the cruelties they have received. If their suffering were at God's hand I could endure it. But it was their enemies that poured out the insults; those who hated them that inflicted the wounds. God allowed the pain and then delivered from enslavement. We see the greatest example of this in Jesus' life.
Stuart