1 Many times have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

2 Many times have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

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

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

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

4 The LORD is righteous; He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

6 Let 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 afore it groweth up:

7 With which the mower does not fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves his bosom.

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

8 Neither do those who go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.