1 Here is what Israel should say. Many times my enemies have beaten me down ever since I was a young nation.
2 Many times my enemies have beaten me down ever since I was a young nation, but they haven't won the battle.
3 They have made deep wounds in my back. It looks like a field a farmer has plowed.
4 The Lord does what is right. Sinners had tied me up with ropes. But the Lord has set me free.
5 May all those who hate Zion be driven back in shame.
6 May they be like grass that grows on the roof of a house. It dries up before it can grow.
7 There isn't enough of it to fill a person's hand. There isn't enough to tie up and carry away.