| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A song of ascents. "Since my youth they have often attacked me," let Israel say. | 1"Since my youth they have often persecuted me," let Israel repeat it, |
| 2"Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me. | 2"Since my youth they have often persecuted me, yet they haven't defeated me. |
| 3The plowers plowed my back; they made their furrows long. | 3Wicked people ploughed over my back, creating long-lasting wounds." |
| 4The LORD is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked." | 4The LORD is righteous— he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. |
| 5May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back! | 5Let all who hate Zion be turned away and be ashamed. |
| 6May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up, | 6May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root— |
| 7which cannot fill the reaper's hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain! | 7not enough to fill one's hand or to bundle in one's arms. |
| 8Those who pass by will not say, "May you experience the LORD's blessing! We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the LORD." | 8And may those who pass by never tell them, "May the LORD's blessing be upon you. We bless you in the name of the LORD." |
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