Psalms 129
129
Protection of the Oppressed
A song of ascents.
1Since my youth they have often attacked me —
let Israel say —
2Since my youth they have often attacked me,
but they have not prevailed against me. # Jr 1:19; 20:11
3Plowmen plowed over my back;
they made their furrows long. # Mc 3:12
4The Lord is righteous;
He has cut the ropes of the wicked. # Ps 2:3
5Let all who hate Zion
be driven back in disgrace. # Ps 35:4; 70:3; 71:13
6Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up # Or it can be pulled out # 2Kg 19:26; Is 37:27
7and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves. # Ps 79:12
8Then none who pass by will say,
“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”
We bless you in the name of Yahweh. # Ru 2:4; Ps 118:26
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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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