The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 129 -

The snares of the wicked

A Canticle in steps. They have often fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

they have often fought against me from my youth, yet they could not prevail over me.

The sinners have made fabrications behind my back. They have prolonged their iniquity.

The just Lord will cut the necks of sinners.

Let all those who hate Zion be confounded and turned backwards.

Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can be pulled up:

with it, he who reaps does not fill his hand and he who gathers sheaves does not fill his bosom.

And those who were passing by have not said to them: “The blessing of the Lord be upon you. We have blessed you in the name of the Lord.”(a)

Footnotes

(a)128:8 This verse refers again to those who hate Zion, who are like grass on the rooftops, so the words ‘about these’ are added to clarify this reference.(Conte)

The snares of the wicked

Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:

many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of the LORD be on you. We bless you in the LORD’s name.”