1 H ear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

2 B efore Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power And come to save us!

3 T urn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

O God, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

4 Y ahweh God of Armies, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

O Lord God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your people?

5 Y ou have 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 to drink tears in large measure.

6 Y ou make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

You make us an object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 T urn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

O God of hosts, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

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

You removed a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and planted it.

9 Y ou cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

You cleared the ground before it, And it took deep root and filled the land.

10 T he mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

The mountains were covered with its shadow, And the cedars of God with its boughs.

11 I t sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.

It was sending out its branches to the sea And its shoots to the River.

12 W hy have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit ?

13 T he boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

A boar from the forest eats it away And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.

14 T urn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

O God of hosts, turn again now, we beseech You; Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,

15 t he stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

Even the shoot which Your right hand has planted, And on the son whom You have strengthened for Yourself.

16 I t’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

17 L et your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.

18 S o we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

Then we shall not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.

19 T urn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

O Lord God of hosts, restore us; Cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.