1. Here is what Israel should say. Many times my enemies have beaten me down ever since I was a young nation.
2. Many times my enemies have beaten me down ever since I was a young nation, but they haven't won the battle.
3. They have made deep wounds in my back. It looks like a field a farmer has plowed.
4. The Lord does what is right. Sinners had tied me up with ropes. But the Lord has set me free.
5. May all those who hate Zion be driven back in shame.