English Standard Version ESV
New International Version NIV
1 "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth"-- let Israel now say--
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“They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
2 "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
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“they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows."
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Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
4 The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.
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But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
5 May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backward!
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May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
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May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
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