Many Times They Have Afflicted Me

1A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

2Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

3Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

4Jehovah [is] righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

5Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

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8And the passers by have not said, ‘The blessing of Jehovah [is] on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!’