[1] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You Who lead Joseph like a flock; You Who sit enthroned upon the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth [2] Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Stir up Your might, and come to save us! [3] Restore us again, O God; and cause Your face to shine [in pleasure and approval on us], and we shall be saved! [4] O Lord God of hosts, how long will You be angry with Your people's prayers? [5] You have fed them with the bread of tears, and You have given them tears to drink in large measure. [6] You make us a strife and scorn to our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves. [7] Restore us again, O God of hosts; and cause Your face to shine [upon us with favor as of old], and we shall be saved! [8] You brought a vine [Israel] out of Egypt; You drove out the [heathen] nations and planted it [in Canaan]. [9] You prepared room before it, and it took deep root and it filled the land. [10] The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs of it were like the great cedars [cedars of God]. [11] [Israel] sent out its boughs to the [Mediterranean] Sea and its branches to the [Euphrates] River. [12] Why have You broken down its hedges and walls so that all who pass by pluck from its fruit? [13] The boar out of the wood wastes it and the wild beast of the field feeds on it. [14] Turn again, we beseech You, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven and see, visit, and have regard for this vine! [15] [Protect and maintain] the stock which Your right hand planted, and the branch (the son) that You have reared and made strong for Yourself. [16] They have burned it with fire, it is cut down; may they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. [17] Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself. [18] Then will we not depart from You; revive us (give us life) and we will call upon Your name. [19] Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; cause Your face to shine [in pleasure, approval, and favor on us], and we shall be saved!
