Psalm 129129PsalmsBook 5Unlocked English Bible

Unlocked English BibleBerean Standard Bible

1. The Cords of the Wicked

2. 1UEB"Often since my youth they have attacked me," let Israel say.BSBBSB: A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—
3. 2UEB"Often since my youth they have attacked me, yet they have not defeated me.BSBBSB: many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.
4. 3UEBThe plowers plowed on my back; they made their furrows long.BSBBSB: The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
5. 4UEBYahweh is righteous; he has cut the ropes of the wicked."BSBBSB: The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
6. 5UEBMay they all be put to shame and turned back, those who hate Zion.BSBBSB: May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
7. 6UEBMay they be like the grass on the housetops that withers before it grows up,BSBBSB: May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
8. 7UEBthat cannot fill the reaper's hand or the chest of the one who binds bundles of grain together.BSBBSB: unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.
9. 8UEBMay those who pass by not say, "May the blessing of Yahweh be on you; we bless you in the name of Yahweh."BSBBSB: May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”

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