1. "To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph." Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that led Joseph like a flock; you that dwell between the cherubims, shine forth.
2. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come and save us.
3. Bring us back, O God, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.
4. O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
5. You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.
6. You make us a strife to our neighbors: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7. Bring us back, O God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.
8. You have brought a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9. You prepared a place before it, and caused it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the mighty cedars.
11. She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.
12. Why have you then broken down her hedges, so that all those who pass in the way do pluck her?
13. The boar out of the wood lays it waste, and the wild beast of the field devours it.
14. Return, we plead with you, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15. And the vineyard which your right hand has planted, and 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.
17. Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, upon the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
18. So will we not go back from you: revive us, and we will call upon your name.
19. Bring us back, O LORD God of hosts, cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.
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