Psalms 129 / 150
- 1They have greatly oppressed me from my youth- let Israel say-
- 2they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
- 3Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
- 4But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
- 5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
- 6May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
- 7with it the reaper cannot fill his hands, nor the one who gathers fill his arms.
- 8May those who pass by not say, "The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD ."