1 M any a time and much have they afflicted me from my youth up—let Israel now say—

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,

2 M any a time and much have they afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 T he plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

4 T he Lord is righteous; He has cut asunder the thick cords by which the wicked.

Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 L et them all be put to shame and turned backward who hate Zion.

Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

6 L et them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;

7 W ith which the mower fills not his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his bosom—

Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

8 W hile those who go by do not say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you! We bless you in the name of the Lord!

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.