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

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

2 B efore Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

In the presence of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength and come and save us.

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

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

4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

O LORD God of the hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

5 T hou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.

6 T hou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Thou dost make us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at us among themselves.

7 T urn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Turn us again, O God of the hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

8 T hou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

¶ Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou hast cast out the Gentiles and planted it.

9 T hou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

Thou didst prepare room before it and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the earth.

10 T he hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and its boughs were like the cedars of God.

11 S he sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

She sent out her boughs unto the sea and her branches unto the river.

12 W hy hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all those who pass by the way pluck her?

13 T he boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

The boar out of the wood wastes it, and the wild beast of the field devours it.

14 R eturn, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

Return, we beseech thee, O God of the hosts: look down from heaven and behold and visit this vine

15 A nd the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

and the vineyard which thy right hand has planted and the branch that thou didst make strong for thyself.

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

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

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

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou didst make strong for thyself,

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

so we will not go back from thee. Thou shalt quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

19 T urn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Turn us again, O LORD God of the hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.