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1 <<A Song of Ascents.>> Many times have they afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,
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“They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
2 Many times have they afflicted me from my youth up, 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 on my back. They made their furrows long.
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Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
4 Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart 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 Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All those who hate Zion.
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May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
6 Let them be as 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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