Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 <<To the chief musician: Upon Shoshannimeduth. A Psalm of Asaph.>> Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
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Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel, the one who leads [the descendants of] Joseph like sheep, the one who is enthroned over the angels.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Thy strength, and come and save us.
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Appear in front of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Wake up your power, and come to save us.
3 Turn us again, O God, and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
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O God, restore us and smile on us so that we may be saved.
4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt Thou be angry against the prayer of Thy people?
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O LORD God, commander of armies, how long will you smolder in anger against the prayer of your people?
5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears, and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
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You made them eat tears as food. You often made them drink [their own] tears.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves.
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You made us a source of conflict to our neighbors, and our enemies made fun of us.
7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
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O God, commander of armies, restore us and smile on us so that we may be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
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You brought a vine from Egypt. You forced out the nations and planted it.
9 Thou preparedst room for it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
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You cleared the ground for it so that it took root and filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
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Its shade covered the mountains. Its branches covered the mighty cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
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It reached out with its branches to the Mediterranean Sea. Its shoots reached the Euphrates River.
12 Why hast Thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they that pass by the way do pluck her?
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Why did you break down the stone fences around this vine? All who pass by are picking its fruit.
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
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Wild boars from the forest graze on it. Wild animals devour it.
14 Return, we beseech Thee, O God of hosts; look down from heaven, and behold and visit this vine,
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O God, commander of armies, come back! Look from heaven and see! Come to help this vine.
15 and the vineyard which Thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that Thou madest strong for Thyself.
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Take care of what your right hand planted, the son you strengthened for yourself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of Thy countenance.
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The vine has been cut down and burned. Let them be destroyed by the threatening look on your face.
17 Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself.
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Let your power rest on the man you have chosen, the son of man you strengthened for yourself.
18 So will we not go back from Thee; quicken us, and we will call upon Thy name.
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Then we will never turn away from you. Give us life again, and we will call on you.
19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts; cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved!
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O LORD God, commander of armies, restore us, and smile on us so that we may be saved.
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