Psalm 129: They have greatly oppressed us

They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,

Let Israel say

They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,

But they haven’t gained the victory over me.

Ploughmen have ploughed my back

And made their furrows long.

But the LORD is righteous;

He’s cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

May all who hate Zion

Be turned back in shame.

May they be like grass on the roof,

which withers before it can grow;

With it the reaper cannot fill his hands,

Nor the one who gathers fill his arms.

May those who pass by not say,

"The blessing of the LORD be upon you;

We bless you in the name of the LORD."