Psalms 129
129
PSALM 129
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Oft did they vex me from my youth,
may Isr'el now declare;
2Oft did they vex me from my youth,
yet not victorious were.
3The plowers plow'd upon my back;
they long their furrows drew.
4The righteous Lord did cut the cords
of the ungodly crew.
5Let Sion's haters all be turn'd
back with confusion.
6As grass on houses' tops be they,
which fades ere it be grown:
7Whereof enough to fill his hand
the mower cannot find;
Nor can the man his bosom fill,
whose work is sheaves to bind.
8Neither say they who do go by,
God's blessing on you rest:
We in the name of God
the Lord do wish you to be blest.
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Psalm 129
129
A Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion's Enemies
A Song of degrees.
1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth,
may Israel now say:
2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth:
yet they have not prevailed against me.
3The plowers plowed upon my back:
they made long their furrows.
4The Lord is righteous:
he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops,
which withereth afore it groweth up:
7wherewith the mower filleth not his hand;
nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
8Neither do they which go by say,
The blessing of the Lord be upon you:
we bless you in the name of the Lord.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.