Psalms 129 — AAB

The Cords of the Wicked

A song of ascents.

129Verse 1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—^{Verse 2}many a time they have persecuted me from my youth,but they have not prevailed against me.^{Verse 3}The plowmen plowed over my back;they made their furrows long.^{Verse 4}The LORD is righteous;He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.^{Verse 5}May all who hate Zionbe turned back in shame.^{Verse 6}May they be like grass on the rooftops,which withers before it can grow,^{Verse 7}unable to fill the hands of the reaper,or the arms of the binder of sheaves.^{Verse 8}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.”