Psalms 129

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,

2 Ref Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 Ref The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

4 Ref Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Ref Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

6 Ref Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;

7 Ref Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

8 Ref Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah. Psalm 130 A Song of Ascents.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

2 Ref Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

3 Ref Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

4 Ref Jehovah `is' righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

5 Ref Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

6 Ref They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

7 Ref That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

8 Ref And the passers by have not said, `The blessing of Jehovah `is' on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref > Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,

2 Ref Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, Yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 Ref The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

4 Ref Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

5 Ref Let them be disappointed and turned backward, All those who hate Zion.

6 Ref Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up;

7 Ref With which the reaper doesn't fill his hand, Nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

8 Ref Neither do those who go by say, "The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in the name of Yahweh."

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