129:1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me-- let Israel now say--
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 1 , From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me-- let Israel now say--
129:2 from my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never been able to finish me off.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 2 , from my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never been able to finish me off.
129:3 My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 3 , My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.
129:4 But the LORD is good; he has cut the cords used by the ungodly to bind me.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 4 , But the LORD is good; he has cut the cords used by the ungodly to bind me.
129:5 May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 5 , May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.
129:6 May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 6 , May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,
129:7 ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 7 , ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.
129:8 And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: 'The LORD's blessings be upon you; we bless you in the LORD's name.'
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 129 , Verse 8 , And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: 'The LORD's blessings be upon you; we bless you in the LORD's name.'
