Psalms 128-130

Psalm 128

¹A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.

²For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

³Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner part of thy house; thy children like olive-plants round about thy table.

⁴Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth Jehovah.

⁵Jehovah will bless thee out of Zion; and mayest thou see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life,

⁶And see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 129

¹A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth -- oh let Israel say --

²Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

³The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

⁴Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

⁶Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

⁷Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

⁸Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!

Psalm 130

¹A Song of degrees. Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.

²Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

³If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?

⁴But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

⁵I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

⁶My soul waiteth for the Lord more than the watchers wait for the morning, more than the watchers for the morning.

⁷Let Israel hope in Jehovah, because with Jehovah there is loving-kindness, and with him is plenteous redemption;

⁸And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.