| 1 | A Canticle in steps. They have often fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say: |
| 2 | they have often fought against me from my youth, yet they could not prevail over me. |
| 3 | The sinners have made fabrications behind my back. They have prolonged their iniquity. |
| 4 | The just Lord will cut the necks of sinners. |
| 5 | Let all those who hate Zion be confounded and turned backwards. |
| 6 | Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can be pulled up: |
| 7 | with it, he who reaps does not fill his hand and he who gathers sheaves does not fill his bosom. |
| 8 | And those who were passing by have not said to them: "The blessing of the Lord be upon you. We have blessed you in the name of the Lord." |
