Psalm 129 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible

World English Bible

Psalm 129 (WEBP)

[1] Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:
[2] many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
[3] The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.
[4] Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
[5] Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.
[6] Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
[7] with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
[8] Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 129 (KJVS)

[1] «A Song of degrees .» Many a time have they afflicted () me from my youth , may Israel now say ():
[2] Many a time have they afflicted () me from my youth : yet they have not prevailed () against me.
[3] The plowers () plowed () upon my back : they made long () their furrows () .
[4] The LORD [is] righteous : he hath cut asunder () the cords of the wicked .
[5] Let them all be confounded () and turned () back that hate () Zion .
[6] Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops , which withereth () afore it groweth up ():
[7] Wherewith the mower () filleth () not his hand ; nor he that bindeth sheaves () his bosom .
[8] Neither do they which go by () say (), The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless () you in the name of the LORD .

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 129 (YLT)

[1] Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:
[2] Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.
[3] Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.
[4] Jehovah is righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.
[5] Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.
[6] They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,
[7] That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.
[8] And the passers by have not said, ‘The blessing of Jehovah is on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!’