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Psalm 129:1-3
New International Version
Psalm 129:1-3
New International Version
Psalm 129
A song of ascents.
Psalm 129:1-3
English Standard Version
Psalm 129:1-3
English Standard Version
They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth
A Song of (A)Ascents.
129 “Greatly[a] have they (B)afflicted me (C)from my youth”—
(D)let Israel now say—
2 “Greatly have they (E)afflicted me (F)from my youth,
(G)yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 (H)The plowers plowed (I)upon my back;
they made long their furrows.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:1 Or Often; also verse 2
Psalm 129:1-3
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 129:1-3
New American Standard Bible
Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion’s Enemies.
A Song of Ascents.
129 “[a]Many times they have (A)attacked me from my (B)youth up,”
(C)Let Israel say,
2 “[b]Many times they have attacked me from my youth up;
Yet they have (D)not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back;
They lengthened their furrows.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:1 Lit Much
- Psalm 129:2 Lit Much
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