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1. Many a time haue they afflicted me from my youth: may Israel now say.
2. Many a time haue they afflicted me from my youth: yet they haue not preuailed against mee.
3. The plowers plowed vpon my backe: they made long their furrowes.
4. The Lord is righteous: hee hath cut asunder the cordes of the wicked.
5. Let them all be confounded and turned backe, that hate Zion.
6. Let them bee as the grasse vpon the house tops: which withereth afore it groweth vp:
7. Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor hee that bindeth sheaues, his bosome.
8. Neither doe they which goe by, say, The blessing of the Lord be vpon you: wee blesse you in the Name of the Lord.