A Song of degrees.

128 Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.

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

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

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

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

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

A Song of degrees.

129 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth—oh let Israel say—

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Song of degrees.

130 Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁸ And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.