1 T o 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,

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

2 B efore Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

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

Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

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

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

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

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

6 T hou makest us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies mock at it.

You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

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

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

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

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

9 T hou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

10 C overed have been hills its shadow, And its boughs cedars of God.

The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

11 I t sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.

It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 B urnt with fire -- cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.

It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

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

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

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

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

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

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