Psalms 129

1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth — oh let Israel say —

1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,

1A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

2Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

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

3Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

4 Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

4Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

4Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

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

5Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

5Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

6 Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;

6They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom:

7That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

8 Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!

8Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

8And the passers by have not said, `The blessing of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'