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Psalms 129
Berean Standard Bible
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The Cords of the Wicked
Psalm subtitle:A song of ascents.
Verse1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—
Verse2many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.
Verse3The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
Verse4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
Verse5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
Verse6May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
Verse7unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.
Verse8May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”