Psalms 129
129
Psalm 129
A song of ascents.
1‘They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,’
let Israel say;
2‘they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
but they have not gained the victory over me.
3Ploughmen have ploughed my back
and made their furrows long.
4But the Lord is righteous;
he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.’
5May all who hate Zion
be turned back in shame.
6May they be like grass on the roof,
which withers before it can grow;
7a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,
nor one who gathers fill his arms.
8May those who pass by not say to them,
‘The blessing of the Lord be on you;
we bless you in the name of the Lord.’
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Psalms 129
129
(A song for worship.)
A Prayer for Protection
1Since the time I was young,
enemies have often attacked!
Let everyone in Israel say:
2“Since the time I was young,
enemies have often attacked!
But they have not defeated me,
3though my back is like a field
that has just been plowed.”
4The Lord always does right,
and he has set me free
from the ropes
of those cruel people.
5I pray that all who hate
the city of Zion
will be made ashamed
and forced to turn and run.
6May they be like grass
on the flat roof of a house,
grass that dries up
as soon as it sprouts.
7Don't let them be like wheat
gathered in bundles.
8And don't let anyone
who passes by say to them,
“The Lord bless you!
I give you my blessing
in the name of the Lord.”
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