Psalms 129

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tetapi TUHAN yang adil telah membebaskan aku dari perbudakan."

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

Biarlah setiap orang yang membenci Sion dikalahkan dan dipukul mundur.

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

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

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

tak ada yang menyabitnya, atau mengikatnya dalam berkas.

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.

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