Psalms 129

1 A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

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

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

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

3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

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

4 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 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

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

6 Let them be as the grass [upon] the house-tops, which withereth before it groweth up:

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

7 With which the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom.

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

8 Neither do they who go by, say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon 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.