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King James Bible

 

King James Bible

Youngs Literal Translation


129:1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:
129:2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.
129:3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.
129:4 The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. Jehovah `is' righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.
129:5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.
129:6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,
129:7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.
129:8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. And the passers by have not said, `The blessing of Jehovah `is' on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'