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.