1 Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,
2 Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back. They made long their furrows.
4 Jehovah is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
5 Let them be put to shame and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
7 with which the reaper fills not his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
8 Neither do those who go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you. We bless you in the name of Jehovah.
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Today's Verse
And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Verse Of The DayThe psalmist prays that those who hate Zion wither quickly "as the grass upon the housetops," unable to be gathered into a harvest, a striking contrast to the earlier joy of Psalms 124:1. Browse more entries on the Psalms overview or continue to Psalms 130.
