Mazmur 129

1 Nyanyian ziarah. Israel, katakanlah bagaimana engkau dianiaya musuh sejak masa mudamu.

A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

2 "Aku dianiaya musuh sejak masa mudaku, tetapi mereka tak dapat mengalahkan aku;

Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

3 mereka membuat luka-luka dalam di punggungku, seperti pembajak membuat alur-alur panjang di ladang.

The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.

4 Tetapi TUHAN yang adil telah membebaskan aku dari perbudakan."

The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

5 Biarlah setiap orang yang membenci Sion dikalahkan dan dipukul mundur.

Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

6 Biarlah mereka seperti rumput di atas atap yang menjadi kering sebelum dapat tumbuh;

Let them be as the grass of the house-tops, which withers before it is plucked up.

7 tak ada yang menyabitnya, atau mengikatnya dalam berkas.

Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.

8 Orang-orang yang lewat tak akan berkata, "Semoga engkau diberkati TUHAN, kami memberkati engkau dalam nama TUHAN."

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.