Let them be as the (A)grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his [a]arms.
Neither let those who pass by them say,
(B)“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 129:7 armsful, lit. bosom

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