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Psalm 129:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

3 Upon my back the plowers plowed,
    as they traced their long furrows.(A)
4 But the just Lord cut me free
    from the ropes of the wicked.[a]

II

5 May they recoil in disgrace,
    all who hate Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. 129:4 The ropes of the wicked: usually understood as the rope for yoking animals to the plow. If it is severed, the plowing (cf. Ps 129:3) comes to a halt.
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