Psalms 129

1 [the] song of The ascents much people have opposed me since youth my let it say please Israel.

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

2 Much people have opposed me since youth my also not they have prevailed to me.

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

3 On back my they have plowed plowmen they have made long (furrows their. *Q(K)*)

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

4 Yahweh [is] righteous he has cut off [the] rope of wicked [people].

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

5 May they be ashamed and they may be turned back backward all [those who] hate Zion.

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

6 May they be like [the] grass of roofs that before it has shot up it has withered.

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

7 That not he has filled hand his a reaper and bosom his [one who] binds sheaves.

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

8 And not they say - those [who] pass by [the] blessing of Yahweh [be] to you we bless you in [the] name of Yahweh.

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