Psalms Psa 129:1 <A Song of degrees.> Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:<A Song of degrees.> Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
Psalms Psa 129:2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
Psalms Psa 129:3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Psalms Psa 129:4 The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Psalms Psa 129:5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
Psalms Psa 129:6 Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Psalms Psa 129:7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Psalms Psa 129:8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
