[1] O Shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep. You who sit enthroned above the cherubim, reveal your splendor. [2] In the sight of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh reveal your power. Come and deliver us. [3] O God, restore us. Smile on us. Then we will be delivered. [4] O LORD God of Heaven's Armies, how long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you? [5] You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure. [6] You have made our neighbors dislike us, and our enemies insult us. [7] O God of Heaven's Armies, restore us. Smile on us. Then we will be delivered. [8] You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it. [9] You cleared the ground for it; it took root, and filled the land. [10] The mountains were covered by its shadow, the highest cedars by its branches. [11] Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots the Euphrates River. [12] Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit? [13] The wild boars of the forest ruin it; the insects of the field feed on it. [14] O God of Heaven's Armies, come back. Look down from heaven and take notice. Take care of this vine, [15] the root your right hand planted, the shoot you made to grow. [16] It is burned and cut down. May those who did this die because you are displeased with them. [17] May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself. [18] Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us and we will pray to you. [19] O LORD God of Heaven's Armies, restore us. Smile on us. Then we will be delivered.
