Psalms 129:1
A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth--oh let Israel say--
Psalms 129:2
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.
Psalms 129:3
The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.
Psalms 129:4
Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Psalms 129:5
Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;
Psalms 129:6
Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,
Psalms 129:7
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;
Psalms 129:8
Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!