1 [A Song of degrees.] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth-oh let Israel say-2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.4 Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.5 Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;6 Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;8 Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!

1 愿以色列说： "从我幼年以来， 敌人就多次苦害我。（本节在《马索拉抄本》包括细字标题） 2 从我幼年以来， 敌人虽然多次苦害我， 却没有胜过我。 3 他们好像犁田的人犁在我的背上， 所犁的沟甚长。 4 但耶和华是公义的， 他砍断了恶人的绳索。" 5 愿所有恨恶锡安的， 都蒙羞退后。 6 愿他们像屋顶上的草， 尚未长大， 就枯干了； 7 收割的不够一把， 捆禾的不够满怀。 8 过路的人也不说： "愿耶和华所赐的福临到你们； 我们奉耶和华的名祝福你们。"