Psalms 128

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 A Canticle in steps. They have often fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say:	1 שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלֹות אַשְׁרֵי כָּל־יְרֵא יְהוָה הַהֹלֵךְ בִּדְרָכָיו
2 they have often fought against me from my youth, yet they could not prevail over me.	2 יְגִיעַ כַּפֶּיךָ כִּי תֹאכֵל אַשְׁרֶיךָ וְטֹוב לָךְ
3 The sinners have made fabrications behind my back. They have prolonged their iniquity.	3 אֶשְׁתְּךָ ׀ כְּגֶפֶן פֹּרִיָּה בְּיַרְכְּתֵי בֵיתֶךָ בָּנֶיךָ כִּשְׁתִלֵי זֵיתִים סָבִיב לְשֻׁלְחָנֶךָ
4 The just Lord will cut the necks of sinners.	4 הִנֵּה כִי־כֵן יְבֹרַךְ גָּבֶר יְרֵא יְהוָה
5 Let all those who hate Zion be confounded and turned backwards.	5 יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה מִצִּיֹּון וּרְאֵה בְּטוּב יְרוּשָׁלִָם כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ
6 Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can be pulled up:	6 וּרְאֵה־בָנִים לְבָנֶיךָ לֹום עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל
7 with it, he who reaps does not fill his hand and he who gathers sheaves does not fill his bosom.
8 And those who were passing by have not said to them: “The blessing of the Lord be upon you. We have blessed you in the name of the Lord.”