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Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Lilies.' A Testimony of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!
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<<For the Chief Musician. To the tune "The Lilies of the Covenant." A Psalm by Asaf.>> Hear us, Shepherd of Yisra'el, You who lead Yosef like a flock, You who sit above the Keruvim, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, Stir up Your strength, And come and save us!
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Before Efrayim and Binyamin and Menashsheh, stir up your might, Come to save us.
3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
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Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, And we will be saved.
4 O Lord God of hosts, How long will You be angry Against the prayer of Your people?
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LORD God Tzva'ot, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in great measure.
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You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.
6 You have made us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves.
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You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
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Turn us again, God Tzva'ot. Cause your face to shine, And we will be saved.
8 You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.
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You brought a vine out of Mitzrayim. You drove out the nations, and planted it.
9 You prepared room for it, And caused it to take deep root, And it filled the land.
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You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with its shadow, And the mighty cedars with its boughs.
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The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God's cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs to the Sea, And her branches to the River.
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It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.
12 Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit?
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Why have you broken down its walls, So that all those who pass by the way pluck it?
13 The boar out of the woods uproots it, And the wild beast of the field devours it.
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The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.
14 Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts; Look down from heaven and see, And visit this vine
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Turn again, we beg you, God Tzva'ot. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,
15 And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted, And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.
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The stock which your right hand planted, The branch that you made strong for yourself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
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It is burned with fire. It is cut down. They perish at your rebuke.
17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
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Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, On the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
18 Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
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So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.
19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
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Turn us again, LORD God Tzva'ot. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.