Psalms 129
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Psalms 129

Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion’s Enemies.

A Song of Ascents.

1“ManyH7227timesH7227they havepersecutedצְרָר֣וּנִיtze.ra.Ru.niH6887me from myyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֑יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271up,”Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478nowנָ֝אna'H4994sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559,
2“ManyH7227timesH7227they havepersecutedצְרָר֣וּנִיtze.ra.Ru.niH6887me from my youthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271up;Yetגַּ֝םgamH1571they havenot prevailedיָ֥כְלוּYa.khe.luH3201against me.
3The plowersחָרְשׁ֣וּcha.re.ShuH2790plowedחֹרְשִׁ֑יםcho.re.ShimH2790upon my backגַּ֭בִּיGa.biH1354;They lengthenedהֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּhe.'e.Ri.khuH748their furrowsלְמַעֲנִיתָֽם׃le.ma.'a.no.tamH4618.”
4The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;He has cutקִ֝צֵּ֗ץki.TzetzH7112in twoH7112thecordsעֲב֣וֹתa.VotH5688of the wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563.
5May allכֹּ֝֗לKolH3605whohateשֹׂנְאֵ֥יso.ne.'EiH8130Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726BeputH954to shameH954and turnedוְיִסֹּ֣גוּve.yi.So.guH5472backwardאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268;
6Let them be likegrassכַּחֲצִ֣ירka.cha.TzirH2682upon the housetopsגַּגּ֑וֹתga.GotH1406,WhichH7945withersיָבֵֽשׁ׃ya.VeshH3001beforeשֶׁקַּדְמַ֖תshe.kad.MatH6927itgrowsשָׁלַ֣ףsha.LafH8025up;
7With whichH7945the reaperקוֹצֵ֗רko.TzerH7114does not fillמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390hishandכַפּ֥וֹkha.PoH3709,Or the binderH6014of sheavesH6014hisbosomוְחִצְנ֥וֹve.chitz.NoH2683;
8Norוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808do those who passהָעֹבְרִ֗יםha.'oe.RimH5674by sayאָֽמְר֨וּ׀'a.me.RuH559, “Theblessingבִּרְכַּֽת־bir.kat-H1293of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068be upon you;We blessבֵּרַ֥כְנוּbe.Rakh.nuH1288you in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

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