Psalms 129

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 they, which go by, say, The blessing of the Lord be vpon you, or, We blesse you in the Name of the Lord.