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◄ Psalm 129 ►

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Berean Study Bible

1A song of ascents. Since my youth they have often attacked me-- let Israel say--

1A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—

2Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me.

2many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

3Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

3The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

4The LORD is righteous; He has cut the ropes of the wicked.

4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.

5Let all who hate Zion be driven back in disgrace.

5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

6Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up

6May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

7and can't even fill the hands of the reaper or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.

7unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.

8Then none who pass by will say," May the LORD's blessing be on you." We bless you in the name of Yahweh.

8May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”