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New International Version (NIV) |
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1 They have treated me badly all my life. (Let Israel repeat this.)
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1 They have greatly oppressed me from my youth-- let Israel say--
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2 They have treated me badly all my life, but they have not defeated 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 Like farmers plowing, they plowed over my back, making long wounds.
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3 Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
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4 But the Lord does what is right; he has set me free from those wicked people.
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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 Let those who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shame.
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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 roof that dries up before it has grown.
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6 May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
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7 There is not enough of it to fill a hand or to make into a bundle to fill one's 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 Let those who pass by them not say, "May the Lord bless you. We bless you by the power of the Lord." A song for going up to worship.
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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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| Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
