Psalms 129

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

A song of ascents. “Sore have they vexed me from youth” thus let Israel say

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

“Sore have they vexed me from youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

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

“The ploughers ploughed on my back, they made their furrows long.

4 The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

But the Lord, who is righteous, has cut the cords of the wicked.”

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

Let all who are haters of Zion be put to shame and defeated.

6 Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up.

May they be as the grass on the house-top, which withers before it shoots up;

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

which fills not the arms of the reaper, nor the lap of the binder of sheaves

8 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.

whereof no one says as they pass, “The blessing of God be upon you.” In the name of the Lord we bless you.