| New Living Translation | International Standard Version |
| 1From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this: | 1"Since my youth they have often persecuted me," let Israel repeat it, |
| 2From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me. | 2"Since my youth they have often persecuted me, yet they haven't defeated me. |
| 3My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows. | 3Wicked people ploughed over my back, creating long-lasting wounds." |
| 4But the LORD is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly. | 4The LORD is righteous— he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. |
| 5May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat. | 5Let all who hate Zion be turned away and be ashamed. |
| 6May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown, | 6May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root— |
| 7ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder. | 7not enough to fill one's hand or to bundle in one's arms. |
| 8And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: “The LORD bless you; we bless you in the LORD’s name.” | 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." |
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