Psalms 129
A Song of Ascents
Israel's afflictions and a prayer against those who hate Zion
רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרַי יֹֽאמַר-נָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרָי גַּם לֹא-יָכְלוּ לִֽי׃
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
עַל-גַּבִּי חָרְשׁוּ חֹרְשִׁים הֶאֱרִיכוּ לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם׃
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
יְהוָה צַדִּיק קִצֵּץ עֲבוֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר כֹּל שֹׂנְאֵי צִיּֽוֹן׃
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
יִהְיוּ כַּחֲצִיר גַּגּוֹת שֶׁקַּדְמַת שָׁלַף יָבֵֽשׁ׃
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
שֶׁלֹּא מִלֵּא כַפּוֹ קוֹצֵר וְחִצְנוֹ מְעַמֵּֽר׃
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
וְלֹא אָֽמְרוּ׀ הָעֹבְרִים בִּרְכַּֽת-יְהוָה אֲלֵיכֶם בֵּרַכְנוּ אֶתְכֶם בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה׃
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.