New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
English Standard Version ESV
1 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up," Let Israel now say,
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“Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say—
2 "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up; 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 lengthened 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 in two 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 grass upon 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, Or the binder of sheaves his bosom;
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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! ”