Psalms 129

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

A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

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

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

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

Plowers have plowed over my back, They have made their furrows long.

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

YHWH [is] righteous, He has cut apart cords of the wicked.

5 Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

All hating Zion [are] confounded and turn backward.

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

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

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

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

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

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