Psalms 129

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

(Sang til Festrejserne.) De trængte mig hårdt fra min ungdom - så siger Israel

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

de trængte mig hårdt fra min Ungdom, men kued mig ikke.

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Plovmænd pløjed min Ryg, trak lange Furer;

The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

retfærdig er HERREN, han overskar de gudløses Reb.

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

Alle, som hader Zion, skal vige med Skam,

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

blive som Græs på Tage, der visner, førend det skyder Strå,

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

og ikke fylder Høstkarlens Hånd og Opbinderens Favn;

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

Folk, som går forbi, siger ikke: "HERRENs Velsignelse over eder! Vi velsigner eder i HERRENs Navn!"