1 H ear 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!

To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. -- A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs -- shine forth,

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

Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.

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

O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

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

Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.

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

Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

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

Thou makest us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies mock at it.

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

God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

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

A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.

9 Y ou cleared the land for it. And its roots went deep and filled the land.

Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

10 T he mountains were covered with its shadow. And the tall trees were covered with its branches.

Covered have been hills its shadow, And its boughs cedars of God.

11 I t sent out its branches to the sea, and its new branches to the River.

It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.

12 W hy have You broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?

13 T he wild pig from among the trees eats it away. And whatever moves in the field eats from it.

A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.

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

God of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven, and see, and inspect this vine,

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

And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,

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

Burnt with fire -- cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.

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

Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right hand, On the son of man Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.

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

And we do not go back from Thee, Thou dost revive us, and in Thy name we call.

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

O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!