1 G ive ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You Who lead Joseph like a flock; You Who sit enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth

2 B efore Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Stir up Your might, and come to save us!

3 R estore us again, O God; and cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved!

4 O Lord God of hosts, how long will You be angry with Your people’s prayers?

5 Y ou have fed them with the bread of tears, and You have given them tears to drink in large measure.

6 Y ou make us a strife and scorn to our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 R estore us again, O God of hosts; and cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved!

8 Y ou brought a vine out of Egypt; You drove out the nations and planted it.

9 Y ou prepared room before it, and it took deep root and it filled the land.

10 T he mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs of it were like the great cedars.

11 s ent out its boughs to the Sea and its branches to the River.

12 W hy have You broken down its hedges and walls so that all who pass by pluck from its fruit?

13 T he boar out of the wood wastes it and the wild beast of the field feeds on it.

14 T urn again, we beseech You, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven and see, visit, and have regard for this vine!

15 t he stock which Your right hand planted, and the branch (the son) that You have reared and made strong for Yourself.

16 T hey have burned it with fire, it is cut down; may they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

17 L et Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.

18 T hen will we not depart from You; revive us (give us life) and we will call upon Your name.

19 R estore us, O Lord God of hosts; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved!