Psalms 129

1 A Song of Ascents. 'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up', let Israel now say;

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

2 'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up; but they have not prevailed against me.

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

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

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

4 The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'

The just Lord will cut the necks of sinners.

5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion.

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

6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it springeth up;

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

7 Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

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

8 Neither do they that go by say: 'The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.'

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.”