1
“They have greatly oppressed 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.
3
Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
4
But the Lord is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
5
May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
6
May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;
7
a reaper cannot fill his hands with it, nor one who gathers fill 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.”