Psalm 129:1–3
Psalm 129:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 “They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,”
let Israel say;
2 “they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
but they have not gained the victory over me.
3 Plowmen have plowed my back
and made their furrows long.
Psalm 129:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—
let Israel now say—
2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back;
they made long their furrows.”
Psalm 129:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me.
Let all Israel repeat this:
2 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me,
but they have never defeated me.
3 My back is covered with cuts,
as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.
Psalm 129:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”
Let Israel now say—
2 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows long.”
Psalm 129:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 They have treated me badly all my life.
(Let Israel repeat this.)
2 They have treated me badly all my life,
but they have not defeated me.
3 Like farmers plowing, they plowed over my back,
making long wounds.
Psalm 129:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up,
Let Israel now say,
2 Many a time have they 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.
Psalm 129:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 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.
Psalm 129:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 “From the time I was young, people have attacked me …”
(Israel should repeat this.)
2 “From the time I was young, people have attacked me,
but they have never overpowered me.
3 They have plowed my back ⸤like farmers plow fields⸥.
They made long slashes ⸤like furrows⸥.”
Psalm 129:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Since my youth they have often attacked me—
let Israel say—
2 Since my youth they have often attacked me,
but they have not prevailed against me.
3 Plowmen plowed over my back;
they made their furrows long.
Psalm 129:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 “Often have they attacked me from my youth”
—let Israel now say—
2 “often have they attacked me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed on my back;
they made their furrows long.”
Psalm 129:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 “Too often they have attacked me from my youth.”
Let Israel say,
2 “Too often they have attacked me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 On my back plowmen have plowed.
They have made their furrows long.”
Psalm 129:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Here is what Israel should say.
Many times my enemies have beaten me down ever since I was a young nation.
2 Many times my enemies have beaten me down ever since I was a young nation,
but they haven’t won the battle.
3 They have made deep wounds in my back.
It looks like a field a farmer has plowed.
Psalm 129:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 “Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up,”
Let Israel now say,
2 “Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 “The plowers plowed upon my back;
They lengthened their furrows.”