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1 “They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
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"Too often they have attacked me from my youth." Let Israel say,
2 “they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
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"Too often they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
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On my back plowmen have plowed. They have made their furrows long."
4 But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
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Yahweh [is] righteous. He has cut [the] ropes of [the] wicked.
5 May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
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Let all be put to shame and repulsed who hate Zion.
6 May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
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Let them be like grass on [the] housetops, that withers before it grows up,
7 a reaper cannot fill his hands with it, nor one who gathers fill his arms.
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[with] which a reaper cannot fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his {arms},
8 May those who pass by not say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
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so that passersby do not say, "The blessing of Yahweh [be] upon you. We bless you in the name of Yahweh."
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