[1] Shepherd of Israel, listen! You, the one who leads Joseph as if he were a sheep. You, who are enthroned upon the winged heavenly creatures. Show yourself [2] before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh! Wake up your power! Come to save us! [3] Restore us, God! Make your face shine so that we can be saved! [4] LORD God of heavenly forces, how long will you fume against your people’s prayer? [5] You’ve fed them bread made of tears; you’ve given them tears to drink three times over! [6] You’ve put us at odds with our neighbors; our enemies make fun of us. [7] Restore us, God of heavenly forces! Make your face shine so that we can be saved! [8] You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations and planted it. [9] You cleared the ground for it; then it planted its roots deep, filling the land. [10] The mountains were covered by its shade; the mighty cedars were covered by its branches. [11] It sent its branches all the way to the sea; its shoots went all the way to the Euphrates River. [12] So why have you now torn down its walls so that all who come along can pluck its fruit, [13] so that any boar from the forest can tear it up, so that the bugs can feed on it? [14] Please come back, God of heavenly forces! Look down from heaven and perceive it! Attend to this vine, [15] this root that you planted with your strong hand, this son whom you secured as your very own. [16] It is burned with fire. It is chopped down. They die at the rebuke coming from you. [17] Let your hand be with the one on your right side—with the one whom you secured as your own— [18] then we will not turn away from you! Revive us so that we can call on your name. [19] Restore us, LORD God of heavenly forces! Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
