Psalms 129

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 Jehovah is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

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

5 Let them be put to shame and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

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

6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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

7 with which the reaper fills not his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

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

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

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