Psalms 129

1 Orin fún ìgòkè. “Ìgbà púpọ̀ ni wọ́n ti pọ́n mi lójú láti ìgbà èwe mi wá,” jẹ́ kí Israẹli kí ó wí nísinsin yìí;

A Canticle in steps. They have often fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

2 “Ìgbà púpọ̀ ni wọ́n ti pọ́n mi lójú láti ìgbà èwe mi wá; síbẹ̀ wọn kò tí ì borí mi.

they have often fought against me from my youth, yet they could not prevail over me.

3 Àwọn awalẹ̀ walẹ̀ sí ẹ̀yìn mi: wọ́n sì la aporo wọn gígùn.

The sinners have made fabrications behind my back. They have prolonged their iniquity.

4 Olódodo ni Olúwa: ó ti ké okùn àwọn ènìyàn búburú kúrò.”

The just Lord will cut the necks of sinners.

5 Kí gbogbo àwọn tí ó kórìíra Sioni kí ó dààmú, kí wọn kí ó sì yí ẹ̀yìn padà.

Let all those who hate Zion be confounded and turned backwards.

6 Kí wọn kí ó dàbí koríko orí ilẹ̀ tí ó gbẹ dànù kí ó tó dàgbàsókè,

Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can be pulled up:

7 èyí tí olóko pípa kó kún ọwọ́ rẹ̀: bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹni tí ń di ìtí, kó kún apá rẹ̀.

with it, he who reaps does not fill his hand and he who gathers sheaves does not fill his bosom.

8 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni àwọn tí ń kọjá lọ kò wí pé, ìbùkún Olúwa kí ó pẹ̀lú yín: àwa ń súre fún yin ní orúkọ Olúwa.

And those who were passing by have not said to them: “The blessing of the Lord be upon you. We have blessed you in the name of the Lord.”