Psalms 129

1 Often have they fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say.

A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

2 Often have they fought against me from my youth: but they could not prevail over me.

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

3 The wicked have wrought upon my back: they have lengthened their iniquity.

The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.

4 The Lord who is just will cut the necks of sinners:

The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.

Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

6 Let them be as grass on the tops of houses: which withered before it be plucked up:

Let them be as the grass of the house-tops, which withers before it is plucked up.

7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.

Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.

8 And they that have passed by have not said: The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.