¹Let all Israel admit it.

From our very beginning we have been persecuted by the nations.

²And from our very beginning

we have faced never-ending discrimination.

Nevertheless, our enemies have not defeated us. We’re still here!

³They have hurt us more than can be expressed,

ripping us to shreds, cutting deeply into our souls.

⁴But no matter what, the Lord is good to us.

He is a righteous God who stood to defend us,

breaking the chains of the evil ones that bound us.

⁵May all who hate the Jews

fall back in disgrace to a shameful defeat!

⁶Let them be like grass planted in shallow soil

that soon withers with no sustenance.

⁷Let them be like weeds ignored by the reaper

and worthless to the harvester.

⁸Let no one who sees them say,

“May the blessings of Yahweh be upon your life.

May the Lord bless you.”