Title A song of ascents.

1 “They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,”

let Israel say;

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—

let Israel now say—

Title A Song of degrees.

1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth,

May Israel now say:

Title A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me.

Let all Israel repeat this:

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”

Let Israel now say—

Title A song for going up to worship.

1 They have treated me badly all my life.

(Let Israel repeat this.)

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up,

Let Israel now say,

Title A Song of degrees.

1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth—oh let Israel say—

Title A song for going up to worship. 

1 “From the time I was young, people have attacked me …” 

(Israel should repeat this.) 

Title A song of ascents.

1 Since my youth they have often attacked me—

let Israel say—

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 “Often have they attacked me from my youth”

—let Israel now say—

Title A song of ascents.

1 “Too often they have attacked me from my youth.”

Let Israel say,

Title A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.

1 Here is what Israel should say.

Many times my enemies have beaten me down ever since I was a young nation.

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 “Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up,”

Let Israel now say,