Verse 8
Psalms 129:8
World English Bible, British Edition
8
Neither do those who go by say,
“The blessing of the LORD be on you.
We bless you in the LORD’s name.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לֹ֤א אָֽמְר֨וּ הָ/עֹבְרִ֗ים בִּרְכַּֽת יְהוָ֥ה אֲלֵי/כֶ֑ם בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ אֶ֝תְ/כֶ֗ם בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And the ones passing by did not say, "The blessing of Yahweh be upon you"; we blessed you in the name of Yahweh.
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Chapter 129 Context
1
Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up.
Let Israel now say:
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2
many times they have afflicted me from my youth up,
yet they have not prevailed against me.
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3
The ploughers ploughed on my back.
They made their furrows long.
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4
The LORD is righteous.
He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
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5
Let them be disappointed and turned backward,
all those who hate Zion.
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6
Let them be as the grass on the housetops,
which withers before it grows up,
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7
with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand,
nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
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8
Neither do those who go by say,
“The blessing of the LORD be on you.
We bless you in the LORD’s name...
Verse Information
- Book
- Psalms
- Chapter
- Chapter 129 (8 verses)
- Version
- World English Bible, British Edition