Psalm 129 Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Protection of the Oppressed
A song of ascents.
129 Since my youth they have often attacked me –
let Israel say –
2 since my youth they have often attacked me,
but they have not prevailed against me.(A)
3 Ploughmen ploughed over my back;
they made their furrows long.(B)
4 The Lord is righteous;
he has cut the ropes of the wicked.(C)
5 Let all who hate Zion
be driven back in disgrace.(D)
6 Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up[a](E)
7 and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.(F)
8 Then none who pass by will say,
‘May the Lord’s blessing be on you.
We bless you in the name of the Lord.’(G)
Footnotes
- 129:6 Or it can be pulled out
Cross references
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)
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