1I say that my enemies have ◄afflicted/caused trouble for► me ever since I was young.
2“Our enemies have afflicted us since our nation began,
3Our enemies struck us with whips that cut into our backs [MET]
4But Yahweh is righteous,
5I wish/hope that all those who hate Jerusalem/Israel will be ashamed because of being defeated.
6I hope/wish that they will be of no value, like grass that grows on the roofs of houses
7as a result no one cuts it and puts it in bundles and carries it away.
8People who pass by and see men harvesting grain usually greet them by saying to them,