Psalms 129

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

Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel [God prevails] now say,

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

many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

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

The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

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

Adonai is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

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

Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking].

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

Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up;

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

with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

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

Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Adonai be on you. We bless you in Adonai’s name.”