¹ Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

² Many a time 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.

⁴ The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

⁷ Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

⁸ Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

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¹ [[A Song ^H7892 of degrees.]] ^H4609 Many a time ^H7227 have they afflicted ^H6887 me from my youth, ^H5271 may Israel ^H3478 now say: ^H559

² Many a time ^H7227 have they afflicted ^H6887 me from my youth: ^H5271 yet they have not prevailed ^H3201 against me.

³ The plowers ^H2790 plowed ^H2790 upon my back: ^H1354 they made long ^H748 their furrows. ^{H4618 H4618}

⁴ The LORD ^H3068 is righteous: ^H6662 he hath cut asunder ^H7112 the cords ^H5688 of the wicked. ^H7563

⁵ Let them all be confounded ^H954 and turned ^H5472 back ^H268 that hate ^H8130 Zion. ^H6726

⁶ Let them be as the grass ^H2682 upon the housetops, ^H1406 which withereth ^H3001 afore ^H6927 it groweth up: ^H8025

⁷ Wherewith the mower ^H7114 filleth ^H4390 not his hand; ^H3709 nor he that bindeth sheaves ^H6014 his bosom. ^H2683

⁸ Neither do they which go by ^H5674 say, ^H559 The blessing ^H1293 of the LORD ^H3068 be upon you: we bless ^H1288 you in the name ^H8034 of the LORD. ^H3068

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¹ Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

³ The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

⁴ Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;

⁷ Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

⁸ Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah. Psalm 130 A Song of Ascents.

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¹ A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

² Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

³ Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

⁴ Jehovah `is' righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

⁵ Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

⁶ They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

⁷ That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

⁸ And the passers by have not said, `The blessing of Jehovah `is' on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'

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¹ {A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth -- oh let Israel say --

² Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

³ The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

⁴ Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

⁷ Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

⁸ Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!

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¹ > Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,

² Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, Yet they have not prevailed against me.

³ The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.

⁴ Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

⁵ Let them be disappointed and turned backward, All those who hate Zion.

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up;

⁷ With which the reaper doesn't fill his hand, Nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.

⁸ Neither do those who go by say, "The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in the name of Yahweh."

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¹ <A Song of the going up.> Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young (let Israel now say);

² Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young, but my troubles have not overcome me.

³ The ploughmen were ploughing on my back; long were the wounds they made.

⁴ The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

⁵ Let all the haters of Zion be shamed and turned back.

⁶ Let them be like the grass on the house-tops, which is dry before it comes to full growth.

⁷ He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

⁸ And those who go by do not say, The blessing of the Lord be on you; we give you blessing in the name of the Lord.