Psalms 129

1 A Song of Ascents. Many a time, have they harassed me from my youth, well may Israel say:

A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

2 Many a time, have they harassed me from youth, yet have they not prevailed against me.

Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

3 Upon my back, have ploughmen ploughed, They have lengthened their furrow!

Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

4 Yahweh, is righteous, He hath cut asunder the cords of the lawless.

Jehovah [is] righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

5 Let all who hate Zion, be ashamed and shrink back:

Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

6 Let them become like the grass of housetops, which, before it is pulled up, hath withered;

They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

7 Wherewith no reaper, hath filled his hand, nor binder, his bosom:

That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

8 Neither have the passers-by ever said, The blessing of Yahweh, be unto you, —We have blessed you in the Name of Yahweh.

And the passers by have not said, 'The blessing of Jehovah [is] on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'