Psalms 129
Psalms 129How to read the Hangul
beginning the Christ salvation
- Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
- Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
- Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
- Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
- Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.
Versions (up to 4)
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Cantique des degrés. Ils m'ont assez opprimé dès ma jeunesse, Qu'Israël le dise!
A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
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Ils m'ont assez opprimé dès ma jeunesse, Mais ils ne m'ont pas vaincu.
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
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3
Des laboureurs ont labouré mon dos, Ils y ont tracé de longs sillons.
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
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4
L'Éternel est juste: Il a coupé les cordes des méchants.
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
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5
Qu'ils soient confondus et qu'ils reculent, Tous ceux qui haïssent Sion!
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
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Qu'ils soient comme l'herbe des toits, Qui sèche avant qu'on l'arrache!
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
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Le moissonneur n'en remplit point sa main, Celui qui lie les gerbes n'en charge point son bras,
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
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Et les passants ne disent point: Que la bénédiction de l'Éternel soit sur vous! Nous vous bénissons au nom de l'Éternel!
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.