1 {A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth oh let Israel say DBY — Psalm 129:1
2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me. DBY — Psalm 129:2
3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows. DBY — Psalm 129:3
4 Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. DBY — Psalm 129:4
5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion; DBY — Psalm 129:5
6 Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up, DBY — Psalm 129:6
7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom; DBY — Psalm 129:7
8 Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah! DBY — Psalm 129:8