Psalms Chapter 129 Darby English Bible

Psalms 129:1

{A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth -- oh let Israel say --

Psalms 129:2

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

Psalms 129:3

The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

Psalms 129:4

Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

Psalms 129:5

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

Psalms 129:6

Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

Psalms 129:7

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

Psalms 129:8

Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!