Psalms 129

1 Orin fún ìgòkè. “Ìgbà púpọ̀ ni wọ́n ti pọ́n mi lójú láti ìgbà èwe mi wá,” jẹ́ kí Israẹli kí ó wí nísinsin yìí;

A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

2 “Ìgbà púpọ̀ ni wọ́n ti pọ́n mi lójú láti ìgbà èwe mi wá; síbẹ̀ wọn kò tí ì borí mi.

Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

3 Àwọn awalẹ̀ walẹ̀ sí ẹ̀yìn mi: wọ́n sì la aporo wọn gígùn.

The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.

4 Olódodo ni Olúwa: ó ti ké okùn àwọn ènìyàn búburú kúrò.”

The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

5 Kí gbogbo àwọn tí ó kórìíra Sioni kí ó dààmú, kí wọn kí ó sì yí ẹ̀yìn padà.

Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

6 Kí wọn kí ó dàbí koríko orí ilẹ̀ tí ó gbẹ dànù kí ó tó dàgbàsókè,

Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up.

7 èyí tí olóko pípa kó kún ọwọ́ rẹ̀: bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹni tí ń di ìtí, kó kún apá rẹ̀.

Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.

8 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni àwọn tí ń kọjá lọ kò wí pé, ìbùkún Olúwa kí ó pẹ̀lú yín: àwa ń súre fún yin ní orúkọ Olúwa.

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.