Psalms 129

1 “A song of the degrees.” Many a time have they assailed me from my youth, so should Israel say;

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

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

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

3 Upon my back have ploughmen ploughed; they have drawn long their furrows:

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

4 [Yet] the Lord is righteous; he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

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

5 May all be put to shame and turned backward that hate Zion;

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

6 May they become like the grass of the roofs, which withereth before it is pulled up;

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

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

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

8 Nor do they who pass by say, The blessing of the Lord be with you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

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