129:1 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up," Let Israel now say, |
129:2 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up; Yet they have not prevailed against me. |
129:3 "The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows." |
129:4 The LORD has dealt righteously; He has cut in two the cords of the wicked. |
129:5 May all who hate Zion fall into shame and turn backward; |
129:6 Let them resemble grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows up; |
129:7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand, Or the binder of sheaves his bosom; |
129:8 Nor do those who pass by say, "The blessing of the LORD rest upon you; We bless you in the name of the LORD." |