Psalms 129 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Song of ascensions. Much they pressed me from my youth, shall Israel now say: “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say— A song of ascents. “They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
2 Much they pressed me from my youth: also they shall not prevail against me. “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. “they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
3 They ploughing, ploughed upon my back: they made long to their furrows. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.” Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
4 Jehovah the just cut the entanglings of the unjust. The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
5 They shall be ashamed and draw back all hating Zion. May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward! May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
6 They shall be as the grass of the roofs drying up before it was drawn out: Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up, May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
7 He harvesting filled not his hand; and he heaping together, not his arm. with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms, a reaper cannot fill his hands with it, nor one who gathers fill his arms.
8 And they passing by, said not, The praise of Jehovah to you: we praised you in the name of Jehovah. nor do those who pass by say, “The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!” May those who pass by not say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
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