Psalms 129

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

Nyanyian ziarah. Israel, katakanlah bagaimana engkau dianiaya musuh sejak masa mudamu.

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

"Aku dianiaya musuh sejak masa mudaku, tetapi mereka tak dapat mengalahkan aku;

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

mereka membuat luka-luka dalam di punggungku, seperti pembajak membuat alur-alur panjang di ladang.

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

Tetapi TUHAN yang adil telah membebaskan aku dari perbudakan."

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

Biarlah setiap orang yang membenci Sion dikalahkan dan dipukul mundur.

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

Biarlah mereka seperti rumput di atas atap yang menjadi kering sebelum dapat tumbuh;

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

tak ada yang menyabitnya, atau mengikatnya dalam berkas.

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

Orang-orang yang lewat tak akan berkata, "Semoga engkau diberkati TUHAN, kami memberkati engkau dalam nama TUHAN."