129:1   (A song for worship.) Since the time I was young, enemies have often attacked! Let everyone in Israel say:

129:2   "Since the time I was young, enemies have often attacked! But they have not defeated me,

129:3   though my back is like a field that has just been plowed."

129:4   The LORD always does right, and he has set me free from the ropes of those cruel people.

129:5   I pray that all who hate the city of Zion will be made ashamed and forced to turn and run.

129:6   May they be like grass on the flat roof of a house, grass that dries up as soon as it sprouts.

129:7   Don't let them be like wheat gathered in bundles.

129:8   And 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."