Psalms 129

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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