The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 A song of ascents: Since I was young they have often attacked me -let Isra'el repeat it
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A Song of Ascents. "Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth," Let Israel now say--
2 since I was young they have often attacked me, but they haven't overcome me.
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"Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowmen plowed on my back; wounding me with long furrows.
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The plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows long."
4 But ADONAI is righteous; he cuts me free from the yoke of the wicked.
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The Lord is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
5 Let all who hate Tziyon be thrown back in confusion.
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Let all those who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned back.
6 Let them be like grass on the roof, which dries out before it grows up
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Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up,
7 and never fills the reaper's hands or the arms of the one who binds sheaves,
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With which the reaper does not fill his hand, Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms.
8 so that no passer-by says, "ADONAI's blessing on you! We bless you in the name of ADONAI!"
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Neither let those who pass by them say, "The blessing of the Lord be upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord!"
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.