| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth | 1For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor! |
| 2before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us. | 2In the sight of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh reveal your power! Come and deliver us! |
| 3Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. | 3O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered! |
| 4O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people? | 4O LORD God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you? |
| 5You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. | 5You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure. |
| 6You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us. | 6You have made our neighbors dislike us, and our enemies insult us. |
| 7Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. | 7O God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered! |
| 8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. | 8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it. |
| 9You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. | 9You cleared the ground for it; it took root, and filled the land. |
| 10The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. | 10The mountains were covered by its shadow, the highest cedars by its branches. |
| 11It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River. | 11Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots the Euphrates River. |
| 12Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? | 12Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit? |
| 13The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it. | 13The wild boars of the forest ruin it; the insects of the field feed on it. |
| 14Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine— | 14O God, invincible warrior, come back! Look down from heaven and take notice! Take care of this vine, |
| 15the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself. | 15the root your right hand planted, the shoot you made to grow! |
| 16Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. | 16It is burned and cut down. They die because you are displeased with them. |
| 17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself. | 17May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself! |
| 18Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name. | 18Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us and we will pray to you! |
| 19Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. | 19O LORD God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered! |
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