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¹ Since my youth they have often attacked me — let Israel say —

² Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me. ⓐ

³ Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. ⓑ

⁴ The LORD is righteous; He has cut the ropes of the wicked. ⓒ

⁵ Let all who hate Zion be driven back in disgrace. ⓓ

⁶ Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up [1] ⓔ

⁷ and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper or the arms of the one who binds sheaves. ⓕ

⁸ Then none who pass by will say, “May the LORD’s blessing be on you.” We bless you in the name of Yahweh. ⓖ

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1	Since my youth they have often attacked me — let Israel say —
2	Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me. ⓐ
3	Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. ⓑ
4	The LORD is righteous; He has cut the ropes of the wicked. ⓒ
5	Let all who hate Zion be driven back in disgrace. ⓓ
6	Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up [1] ⓔ
7	and can’t even fill the hands of the reaper or the arms of the one who binds sheaves. ⓕ
8	Then none who pass by will say, “May the LORD’s blessing be on you.” We bless you in the name of Yahweh. ⓖ

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