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

Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, You Who lead Joseph like a flock! You Who sit on Your throne above the angels, let Your light shine!

2 B efore Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance.

Stir up Your power in front of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manassah, and come to save us!

3 O God, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

O God, bring us back to You. Make Your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

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

O Lord God of all, how long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people?

5 T hou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:

You have fed them with the bread of tears. And You have made them drink a big amount of tears.

6 T hou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves.

You have made us an object of arguing to our neighbors. Those who hate us laugh among themselves.

7 R estore us, O God of hosts; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

O God of all, bring us back to You. Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.

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

You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and You planted it.

9 T hou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land;

You cleared the land for it. And its roots went deep and filled the land.

10 T he mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were cedars of God;

The mountains were covered with its shadow. And the tall trees were covered with its branches.

11 I t sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river.

It sent out its branches to the sea, and its new branches to the River.

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

Why have You broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

13 T he boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it.

The wild pig from among the trees eats it away. And whatever moves in the field eats from it.

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

O God of all, we beg You to return. Look down from heaven and see. Take care of this vine.

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

Take care of the root Your right hand has planted, and the branch that You have raised up for Yourself.

16 I t is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

They have burned it with fire. It is cut down. May they be lost when they hear Your strong words.

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

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, the son of man you have made strong for Yourself.

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

Then we will not turn away from You. Give us new life again, and we will call on Your name.

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

O Lord God of all, bring us back to You. Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.