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1 Shepherd of Israel, listen to us. You lead the people of Joseph like a flock. You sit on your throne between the gold creatures with wings. Show your greatness
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Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
2 to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Use your strength, and come to save us.
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before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.
3 God, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
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Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
4 Lord God All-Powerful, how long will you be angry at the prayers of your people?
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How long, LORD God Almighty, will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?
5 You have fed your people with tears; you have made them drink many tears.
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You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
6 You made those around us fight over us, and our enemies make fun of us.
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You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.
7 God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
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Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
8 You brought us out of Egypt as if we were a vine. You forced out other nations and planted us in the land.
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You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
9 You cleared the ground for us. Like a vine, we took root and filled the land.
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You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
10 We covered the mountains with our shade. We had limbs like the mighty cedar tree.
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The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 Our branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and our shoots went to the Euphrates River.
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Its branches reached as far as the Sea,its shoots as far as the River.
12 So why did you pull down our walls? Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
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Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
13 Like wild pigs they walk over us; like wild animals they feed on us.
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Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed on it.
14 God All-Powerful, come back. Look down from heaven and see. Take care of us, your vine.
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Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
15 You planted this shoot with your own hands and strengthened this child.
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the root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.
16 Now it is cut down and burned with fire; you destroyed us by your angry looks.
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Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish.
17 With your hand, strengthen the one you have chosen for yourself.
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Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
18 Then we will not turn away from you. Give us life again, and we will call to you for help.
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Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.
19 Lord God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
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Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
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