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English Standard Version

Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

Psalm 129:2

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair.

2 Corinthians 4:8

Psalm 129 (English Standard Version)

1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—
let Israel now say—
2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,
yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back;
they made long their furrows.”
4 The Lord is righteous;
he has cut the cords of the wicked.
5 May all who hate Zion
be put to shame and turned backward!

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2 Corinthians 4 (English Standard Version)

5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

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Many enemies have attacked from the time I was young, but they never defeated me.

Psalm 129:2

We are attacked from every direction, but we are not crushed. We are at a loss as to what to do, but never in despair.

2 Corinthians 4:8

Psalm 129 (Free Bible Version)

1 Many enemies have attacked from the time I was young. Let everyone in Israel say:
2 Many enemies have attacked from the time I was young, but they never defeated me.
3 They beat me on my back, leaving long furrows as if it had been ploughed by a farmer.
4 But the Lord does what is right: he has cut me free from the ropes of the wicked.
5 May everyone who hates Zion be driven back in humiliating defeat.

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2 Corinthians 4 (Free Bible Version)

5 We are not promoting ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord. In fact we are your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 For God who said, “Let light shine out of the darkness,” shone in our minds to illuminate the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, to show that this supreme power comes from God and not from ourselves.
8 We are attacked from every direction, but we are not crushed. We are at a loss as to what to do, but never in despair.
9 We are persecuted, but never abandoned by God. We are knocked down, but not dead yet!
10 In our bodies we always share in the death of Jesus, so that we can also demonstrate the life of Jesus in our bodies.
11 While we live we are always under the threat of death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal bodies.

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