English Standard Version ESV
English Standard Version ESV
1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say—
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“Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say—
2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
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“Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows. ”
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The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows. ”
4 The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.
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The Lord is righteous; he has cut 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 put to shame and turned backward!
6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
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Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
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with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
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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nor do those who pass by say, “The blessing of the Lord be upon you! We bless you in the name of the Lord! ”