Psalms 129:1-2 in English

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to thee, O Lord.

² O Lord, hearken to my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

¹ A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ (130) A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord.

² O Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, let Israel now say;

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ I say that my enemies have ◄afflicted/caused trouble for► me ever since I was young. Now I ask you, my fellow Israelis, to repeat those same words:

² “Our enemies have afflicted us since our nation began, but they have not defeated us!

¹ (130) A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord.

² O Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of the going up. Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young (let Israel now say);

² Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young, but my troubles have not overcome me.

¹ A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth — oh let Israel say —

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:

² Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

¹ A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. Many enemies have attacked from the time I was young. Let everyone in Israel say:

² Many enemies have attacked from the time I was young, but they never defeated me.

¹ A song of degrees. They haue often times afflicted me from my youth (may Israel nowe say)

² They haue often times afflicted me from my youth: but they could not preuaile against me.

¹ A Song of Ascents. 'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up', let Israel now say;

² 'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up; but they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, May Israel now say:

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ “A song of the degrees.” Many a time have they assailed me from my youth, so should Israel say;

² Many a time have they assailed me from my youth: yet have they not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to thee, O Lord.

² O Lord, hearken to my voice; Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplication.

¹ “A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” Much have they afflicted me from my youth, May Israel now say;

² Much have they afflicted me from my youth, Yet have they not prevailed against me.

¹ A song of ascents. “Sore have they vexed me from youth” thus let Israel say

² “Sore have they vexed me from youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A song of ascents. “Sore have they vexed me from youth” thus let Israel say

² “Sore have they vexed me from youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

¹ Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel God prevails now say,

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A song of ascents. “Often since my youth they have attacked me,” let Israel say.

² “Often since my youth they have attacked me, yet they have not defeated me.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

² many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

¹ The song of degrees. Israel say now; Oft they have fought against me from my youth.

² Oft they have fought against me from my youth; and soothly they might not to me

¹ The song of degrees. Israel say now; Oft they have fought against me from my youth. (A song for steps of ascending. Let Israel say now; they have often fought against me from my youth.)

² Oft they have fought against me from my youth; and soothly they might not to me (Yea, they have often fought against me from my youth; but truly they could never overcome me.)

¹ A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

² Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.