PSALM 129

Prayer for the Downfall of Israel’s Enemies

Psalm 129:1 “Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth,” let Israel now say

Psalm 129:2 “Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

Psalm 129:3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.”

Psalm 129:4 The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.

Psalm 129:5 May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!

Psalm 129:6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

Psalm 129:7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand or the binder of sheaves his arms,

Psalm 129:8 while those who pass by do not say, “The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!”