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

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest the cherubim, shine forth.

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

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance.

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

O God, restore us; and cause thy 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?

Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?

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

Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and 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.

Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves.

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

Restore us, O God of hosts; and cause thy 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.

Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt; thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it:

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

Thou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land;

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

The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were cedars of God;

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

It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river.

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

Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it?

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

The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off 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!

O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit 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.

Even the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the young plant thou madest strong for thyself.

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

It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy 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.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself.

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

So will we not go back from thee. Revive us, and we will call upon thy name.

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

Restore us, O Jehovah, God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.