Psalms 129:1-6 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.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

⁴ Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;

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.

³ If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

⁴ For with thee is forgiveness: for thy name's sake

⁵ have I waited for thee, O Lord, my soul has waited for thy word.

⁶ My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night.

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.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

⁴ The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

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.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

⁴ The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

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.

³ If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

⁴ For with you is forgiveness: for your name's sake

⁵ have I waited for you, O Lord, my soul has waited for your word.

⁶ My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night.

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.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

⁴ The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

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!

³ Our enemies struck us with whips that cut into our backs MET like a farmer uses a plow to cut deep furrows into the ground.”

⁴ But Yahweh is righteous, and he has freed me from being a slave MTY of wicked people.

⁵ I wish/hope that all those who hate Jerusalem/Israel will be ashamed because of being defeated.

⁶ I hope/wish that they will be of no value, like grass that grows on the roofs of houses that dries up and does not grow tall;

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.

³ If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

⁴ For with you is forgiveness: for your name's sake

⁵ have I waited for you, O Lord, my soul has waited for your word.

⁶ My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night.

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.

³ The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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.

³ The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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.

³ The ploughers ploughed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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.

³ The ploughmen were ploughing on my back; long were the wounds they made.

⁴ The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

⁵ Let all the haters of Zion be shamed and turned back.

⁶ Let them be like the grass on the house-tops, which is dry before it comes to full growth.

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.

³ The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

⁴ Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

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.

³ If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.

⁴ For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word:

⁵ My soul hath hoped in the Lord.

⁶ From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

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.

³ They beat me on my back, leaving long furrows as if it had been ploughed by a farmer.

⁴ But the Lord does what is right: he has cut me free from the ropes of the wicked.

⁵ May everyone who hates Zion be driven back in humiliating defeat.

⁶ May they be like grass that grows on a roof that withers before it can be harvested,

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.

³ The plowers plowed vpon my backe, and made long furrowes.

⁴ But the righteous Lord hath cut the cordes of the wicked.

⁵ They that hate Zion, shalbe all ashamed and turned backward.

⁶ They shalbe as the grasse on the house tops, which withereth afore it commeth forth.

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.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

⁴ The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'

⁵ Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it springeth up;

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.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back: They made long their furrows.

⁴ The Lord is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them all be confounded and turned back That hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth afore it groweth up:

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.

³ Upon my back have ploughmen ploughed; they have drawn long their furrows:

⁴ Yet the Lord is righteous; he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ May all be put to shame and turned backward that hate Zion;

⁶ May they become like the grass of the roofs, which withereth before it is pulled up;

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.

³ If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

⁴ For with thee is forgiveness: For thy name’s sake

⁵ have I waited for thee, O Lord, My soul has waited for thy word.

⁶ My soul has hoped in the Lord; From the morning watch till night.

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.

³ The ploughers ploughed up my back; They made long their furrows;

⁴ But the LORD was righteous; He cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let all be driven back with shame Who hate Zion!

⁶ Let them be as grass upon the house-tops, Which withereth before one pulleth it up;

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.

³ “The ploughers ploughed on my back, they made their furrows long.

⁴ But the Lord, who is righteous, has cut the cords of the wicked.”

⁵ Let all who are haters of Zion be put to shame and defeated.

⁶ May they be as the grass on the house-top, which withers before it shoots up;

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.

³ “The ploughers ploughed on my back, they made their furrows long.

⁴ But the Lord, who is righteous, has cut the cords of the wicked.”

⁵ Let all who are haters of Zion be put to shame and defeated.

⁶ May they be as the grass on the house-top, which withers before it shoots up;

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.

³ The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ Adonai is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion Mountain ridge, Marking.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up;

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.

³ The plowers plowed on my back; they made their furrows long.

⁴ Yahweh is righteous; he has cut the ropes of the wicked.”

⁵ May they all be put to shame and turned back, those who hate Zion.

⁶ May they be like the grass on the housetops that withers before it grows up,

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.

³ The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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.

³ The ploughers ploughed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

⁴ The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it groweth up:

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.

³ The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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.

³ The ploughers ploughed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

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

³ Sinners forged on my back; they made long their wickedness.

⁴ The Lord is just or rightwise, he shall beat the nolls of sinners;

⁵ all that hate Zion be they shamed, and turned aback.

⁶ Be they made as the hay of housetops; that dried up, before that it be drawn up.

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.)

³ Sinners forged on my back; they made long their wickedness. (The sinners scourged my back; they made their furrows deep and long in me.)

⁴ The Lord is just, (he) shall beat (together) the nolls of sinners; (But the Lord is just, and he shall free me from the bonds of the wicked;)

⁵ all that hate Zion be they shamed, and turned aback. (let all who hate Zion be put to shame, and be turned, or driven, back.)

⁶ Be they made as the hay of housetops; that dried up, before that it be drawn up. (Be they made like the grass on the rooftops; it dried up, before that it could be pulled up.)

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.

³ Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

⁴ Jehovah is righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

⁵ Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

⁶ They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,