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1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
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Shepherd of Israel, listen! You, the one who leads Joseph as if he were a sheep. You, who are enthroned upon the winged heavenly creatures. Show yourself
2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.
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before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh! Wake up your power! Come to save us!
3 Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
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Restore us, God! Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
4 How long, LORD God Almighty, will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?
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LORD God of heavenly forces, how long will you fume against your people's prayer?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
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You've fed them bread made of tears; you've given them tears to drink three times over!
6 You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.
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You've put us at odds with our neighbors; our enemies make fun of us.
7 Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
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Restore us, God of heavenly forces! Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
8 You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
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You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations and planted it.
9 You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
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You cleared the ground for it; then it planted its roots deep, filling the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.
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The mountains were covered by its shade; the mighty cedars were covered by its branches.
11 Its branches reached as far as the Sea,its shoots as far as the River.
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It sent its branches all the way to the sea; its shoots went all the way to the Euphrates River.
12 Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
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So why have you now torn down its walls so that all who come along can pluck its fruit,
13 Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed on it.
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so that any boar from the forest can tear it up, so that the bugs can feed on it?
14 Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
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Please come back, God of heavenly forces! Look down from heaven and perceive it! Attend to this vine,
15 the root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.
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this root that you planted with your strong hand, this son whom you secured as your very own.
16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish.
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It is burned with fire. It is chopped down. They die at the rebuke coming from you.
17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
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Let your hand be with the one on your right side— with the one whom you secured as your own—
18 Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.
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then we will not turn away from you! Revive us so that we can call on your name.
19 Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
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Restore us, LORD God of heavenly forces! Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
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