Psalms 129
1MANY a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say—
2Many a time they warred against me from my youth; they did not however prevail over me.
3Upon my back the wicked hammered, they prolonged their iniquity:
4the righteous Lord hath broken the necks of the wicked.
5Let all who hate Sion be confounded and turned back.
6Let them be like a blade on the house tops, which withereth before it is pulled up,
7with which the reaper hath not filled his hand, nor he who gathereth the sheaves, his bosom;
8so that they who passed by did not say, The blessing of the Lord is upon you. We have blessed you in the name of the Lord.