PSALM 129

 

A song of ascents.

1 

‘They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,’
    let Israel say;

2 

‘they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
    but they have not gained the victory over me.

3 

Ploughmen have ploughed my back
    and made their furrows long.

4 

But the Lord is righteous;
    he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.’

5 

May all who hate Zion
    be turned back in shame.

6 

May they be like grass on the roof,
    which withers before it can grow;

7 

a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.

8 

May those who pass by not say to them,
    ‘The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you in the name of the Lord.’

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PSALM 128

 A song of ascents.

1 

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
    who walk in obedience to him.

2 

You will eat the fruit of your labour;
    blessings and prosperity will be yours.

3 

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
    within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
    round your table.

4 

Yes, this will be the blessing
    for the man who fears the Lord.

5 

May the Lord bless you from Zion;
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
    all the days of your life.

6 

May you live to see your children’s children –
    peace be on Israel.

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PSALM 127

 A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

1 

Unless the Lord builds the house,
    the builders labour in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.

2 

In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat –
    for he grants sleep to those he loves.

3 

Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward from him.

4 

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.

5 

Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents in court.

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