Psalms 129

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

A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

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

Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

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

Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

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

Jehovah [is] righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

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

Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

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

They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

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

That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

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.'

And the passers by have not said, 'The blessing of Jehovah [is] on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'