Psalm 129
Lexham English Bible
Victory Over the Enemies of Zion
A song of ascents.[a]
129 “Too often[b] they have attacked me from my youth.”
Let Israel say,
2 “Too often[c] they have attacked me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 On my back plowmen have plowed.
They have made their furrows[d] long.”
4 Yahweh is righteous.
He has cut the ropes[e] of the wicked.
5 Let all be put to shame and repulsed
who hate Zion.
6 Let them be like grass on the housetops,
that withers before it grows up,
7 with which a reaper cannot fill his hand,
nor the binder of sheaves his arms,[f]
8 so that passersby do not say,
“The blessing of Yahweh be upon you.
We bless you in the name of Yahweh.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
- Psalm 129:1 Or “Greatly”
- Psalm 129:2 Or “Greatly”
- Psalm 129:3 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
- Psalm 129:4 That is, the yoke and tackle on a beast of burden
- Psalm 129:7 Literally “bosom”
Psalm 129
American Standard Version
Prayer for the overthrow of Zion’s enemies.
A Song of Ascents.
[a]129 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up,
Let Israel now say,
2 [b]Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up:
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back;
They made long their furrows.
4 Jehovah is righteous:
He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5 Let them be put to shame and turned backward,
All they that hate Zion.
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops,
Which withereth before it [c]groweth up;
7 Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand,
Nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom:
8 Neither do they that go by say,
The blessing of Jehovah be upon you;
We bless you in the name of Jehovah.
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:1 Or, Much
- Psalm 129:2 Or, Much
- Psalm 129:6 Or, is plucked up
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