{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/129","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:53:39.449Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":129,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":128,"nextChapter":130,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth oh let Israel say —"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 129 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 129](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/129)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/129 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}