<< Psalm 129 >> New American Standard Bible ©   Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion’s Enemies. A Song of Ascents. 1 “Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up,”  Let Israel now say, 2 “Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up;  Yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 “The plowers plowed upon my back;  They lengthened their furrows.” 4 The LORD is righteous;  He has cut in two the cords of the wicked. 5 May all who hate Zion  Be put to shame and turned backward; 6 Let them be like grass upon the housetops,  Which withers before it grows up; 7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand,  Or the binder of sheaves his bosom; 8 Nor do those who pass by say,  “The blessing of the LORD be upon you;  We bless you in the name of the LORD.” New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. Bible Browser