1 Since my youth they have often attacked me —let Israel say —
2 Since my youth they have often attacked me,but they have not prevailed against me.
3 Plowmen plowed over my back;they made their furrows long.
4 The Lord is righteous;He has cut the ropes of the wicked.
5 Let all who hate Zionbe driven back in disgrace.
6 Let them be like grass on the rooftops,which withers before it grows up
7 and can’t even fill the hands of the reaperor the arms of the one who binds sheaves.
8 Then none who pass by will say,“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”We bless you in the name of Yahweh.