Psalms 129

1 A song of degrees. They haue often times afflicted me from my youth (may Israel nowe say)

A Song of Ascents. 'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up', let Israel now say;

2 They haue often times afflicted me from my youth: but they could not preuaile against me.

'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up; but they have not prevailed against me.

3 The plowers plowed vpon my backe, and made long furrowes.

The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

4 But the righteous Lord hath cut the cordes of the wicked.

The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'

5 They that hate Zion, shalbe all ashamed and turned backward.

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion.

6 They shalbe as the grasse on the house tops, which withereth afore it commeth forth.

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it springeth up;

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither the glainer his lap:

Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

8 Neither they, which go by, say, The blessing of the Lord be vpon you, or, We blesse you in the Name of the Lord.

Neither do they that go by say: 'The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.'