P129. Oft did they vex me from my youth

1 Oft did they vex me from my youth,
may Israel now declare;
2 oft did they vex me from my youth,
yet not victorious were.
3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back;
they long their furrows made;
4 The righteous Lord did cut the cords
the wicked round me laid.

5 Let Zion’s haters all be turned,
into confusion thrown,
6 as grass on housetops let them be,
which fades ere it be grown:
7 whereof enough to fill his hand
the mower cannot find;
nor can the man his bosom fill,
whose work is sheaves to bind.

8 Nor is it said by passers by,
God’s blessing on you rest:
we in the Lord's most holy name
pray that ye may be blest.

Text Information
First Line: Oft did they vex me from my youth
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Scripture:
Tune Information
Name: ELGIN
Meter: CM
Key: g minor
Source: Scottish Psalter, Aberdeen, 1625



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