Psalms 129:6

May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up, ¹ 

biblegateway Psa 129:6

May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;

biblegateway Psa 129:6

Let them be like grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows up;

biblegateway Psa 129:6

May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,

biblegateway Psa 129:6

Let them be like grass in shallow ground that withers before the harvest,

SABDAweb Psa 129:6

Let them be like the grass on the house-tops, which is dry before it comes to full growth.

bibleoremus Psa 129:6

Let them be like the grass on the housetops that withers before it grows up,

biblegateway Psa 129:6

Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up,

biblegateway Psa 129:6

May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up, ¹ 

¹ tn The Hebrew verb שָׁלַף (shalaf) normally means “to draw [a sword]” or “to pull.” BDB 1025 s.v. suggests the meaning “to shoot up” here, but it is more likely that the verb here means “to pluck; to pull up,” a nuance attested for this word in later Hebrew and Aramaic (see Jastrow 1587 s.v. שָׁלַף).