| International Standard Version | Berean Standard Bible |
| 1"Since my youth they have often persecuted me," let Israel repeat it, | 1A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare— |
| 2"Since my youth they have often persecuted me, yet they haven't defeated me. | 2many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me. |
| 3Wicked people ploughed over my back, creating long-lasting wounds." | 3The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. |
| 4The LORD is righteous— he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. | 4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked. |
| 5Let all who hate Zion be turned away and be ashamed. | 5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame. |
| 6May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root— | 6May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow, |
| 7not enough to fill one's hand or to bundle in one's arms. | 7unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves. |
| 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." | 8May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.” |
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