[1] Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel; hear us, leader of your flock. Seated on your throne above the winged creatures, [2] reveal yourself to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Show us your strength; come and save us! [3] Bring us back, O God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved! [4] How much longer, LORD God Almighty, will you be angry with your people's prayers? [5] You have given us sorrow to eat, a large cup of tears to drink. [6] You let the surrounding nations fight over our land; our enemies insult us. [7] Bring us back, Almighty God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved! [8] You brought a grapevine out of Egypt; you drove out other nations and planted it in their land. [9] You cleared a place for it to grow; its roots went deep, and it spread out over the whole land. [10] It covered the hills with its shade; its branches overshadowed the giant cedars. [11] It extended its branches to the Mediterranean Sea and as far as the Euphrates River. [12] Why did you break down the fences around it? Now anyone passing by can steal its grapes; [13] wild hogs trample it down, and wild animals feed on it. [14] Turn to us, Almighty God! Look down from heaven at us; come and save your people! [15] Come and save this grapevine that you planted, this young vine you made grow so strong! [16] Our enemies have set it on fire and cut it down; look at them in anger and destroy them! [17] Preserve and protect the people you have chosen, the nation you made so strong. [18] We will never turn away from you again; keep us alive, and we will praise you. [19] Bring us back, LORD God Almighty. Show us your mercy, and we will be saved.
