Psalm 129
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1"Since my youth they have often persecuted me," let Israel repeat it,1From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this:
2"Since my youth they have often persecuted me, yet they haven't defeated me.2From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me.
3Wicked people ploughed over my back, creating long-lasting wounds." 3My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.
4The LORD is righteous— he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.4But the LORD is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.
5Let all who hate Zion be turned away and be ashamed.5May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.
6May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root—6May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,
7not enough to fill one's hand or to bundle in one's arms.7ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.
8And may those who pass by never tell them, "May the LORD's blessing be upon you. We bless you in the name of the LORD."8And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: “The LORD bless you; we bless you in the LORD’s name.”
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Psalm 128
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