Psalm 129:4-8

English Standard Version

⁴ The Lord is righteous;
    he has cut ^(A)the cords of the wicked.
⁵ May all who hate Zion
    be ^(B)put to shame and turned backward!
⁶ Let them be like ^(C)the grass on the housetops,
    which ^(D)withers before it grows up,
⁷ with which the reaper does not fill his hand
    nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
⁸ nor do those who pass by say,
    ^(E)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you!
    We ^(F)bless you in the name of the Lord!”