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1 "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth"-- let Israel now say--
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1 They have greatly oppressed me from my youth-- let Israel say--
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2 "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
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2 they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
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3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows."
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3 Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
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4 The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.
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4 But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
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5 May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!
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5 May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
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6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
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6 May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
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7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
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7 with it the reaper cannot fill his hands, nor the one who gathers fill his arms.
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8 nor do those who pass by say, "The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!"
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8 May those who pass by not say, "The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD."
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