The Word Am I

The Book of Psalms

Douay-Rheims :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 129 -

The snares of the wicked

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Often have they fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say.
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Often have they fought against me from my youth: but they could not prevail over me.
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The wicked have wrought upon my back: they have lengthened their iniquity.
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The Lord who is just will cut the necks of sinners:
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Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.
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Let them be as grass on the tops of houses: which withered before it be plucked up:
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Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.
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And they that have passed by have not said: The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.

The snares of the wicked

1
Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:
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many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
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The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.
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The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
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Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.
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Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
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with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
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Neither do those who go by say,The blessing of the LORD be on you. We bless you in the LORD’s name.”