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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 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
2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.
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to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Use your strength, and come to save us.
3 Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
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God, take us back. Show us your kindness so 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 All-Powerful, how long will you be angry at the prayers of your people?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
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You have fed your people with tears; you have made them drink many tears.
6 You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.
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You made those around us fight over us, and 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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God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so 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 us out of Egypt as if we were a vine. You forced out other nations and planted us in the land.
9 You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
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You cleared the ground for us. Like a vine, we took root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.
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We covered the mountains with our shade. We had limbs like the mighty cedar tree.
11 Its branches reached as far as the Sea,its shoots as far as the River.
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Our branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and our shoots went 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 did you pull down our walls? Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
13 Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed on it.
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Like wild pigs they walk over us; like wild animals they feed on us.
14 Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
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God All-Powerful, come back. Look down from heaven and see. Take care of us, your vine.
15 the root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.
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You planted this shoot with your own hands and strengthened this child.
16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish.
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Now it is cut down and burned with fire; you destroyed us by your angry looks.
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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With your hand, strengthen the one you have chosen for yourself.
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. Give us life again, and we will call to you for help.
19 Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
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Lord God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.