Psalms 129

1 A Canticle in steps. They have often fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

2 they have often fought against me from my youth, yet they could not prevail over me.

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

3 The sinners have made fabrications behind my back. They have prolonged their iniquity.

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

4 The just Lord will cut the necks of sinners.

The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Let all those who hate Zion be confounded and turned backwards.

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

6 Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can be pulled up:

Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

7 with it, he who reaps does not fill his hand and he who gathers sheaves does not fill his bosom.

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

8 And those who were passing by have not said to them: “The blessing of the Lord be upon you. We have blessed you in the name of the Lord.”

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.