Psalms 129:2-3 in English

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.”

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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?

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;

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.