New Century Version NCV
English Standard Version ESV
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
1
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
2 to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Use your strength, and come to save us.
2
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might and come to save us!
3 God, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
3
Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!
4 Lord God All-Powerful, how long will you be angry at the prayers of your people?
4
O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
5 You have fed your people with tears; you have made them drink many tears.
5
You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in full measure.
6 You made those around us fight over us, and our enemies make fun of us.
6
You make us an object of contention for our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
7
Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, 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.
8
You brought a vine out of 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.
9
You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land.
10 We covered the mountains with our shade. We had limbs like the mighty cedar tree.
10
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.
11
It sent out its branches to the sea and its shoots to the River.
12 So why did you pull down our walls? Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
12
Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
13 Like wild pigs they walk over us; like wild animals they feed on us.
13
The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it.
14 God All-Powerful, come back. Look down from heaven and see. Take care of us, your vine.
14
Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,
15 You planted this shoot with your own hands and strengthened this child.
15
the stock that your right hand planted, and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.
16 Now it is cut down and burned with fire; you destroyed us by your angry looks.
16
They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of your face!
17 With your hand, strengthen the one you have chosen for yourself.
17
But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
18 Then we will not turn away from you. Give us life again, and we will call to you for help.
18
Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name!
19 Lord God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
19
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!