Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel

1To the overseer for the lilies of the testimonies; to Asaph a chanting. O thou feeding Israel, give ear, guiding Joseph as sheep; thou dwelling in the cherubs, shine forth.

2Before Epraim and Benjamin add Manasseh raise up thy strength, and come to save for us.

3O God, turn us back and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved:

4O Jehovah, God of armies, how long didst thou smoke against the prayer of thy people?

5Thou gavest them to eat the bread of tears, and thou wilt give them to drink in tears by measure.

6Thou wilt set us a strife to our neighbors, and our enemies will deride to themselves.

7O God of armies, turn us back and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

8Thou wilt remove a vine from Egypt: thou wilt cast out the nations and thou wilt plant it.

9Thou didst set in order before it, and thou wilt cause its roots to take root and the earth will be filled.

10Its Shadow covered the mountains, and its branches the cedars of God.

11Thou Wilt send forth her boughs even to the sea, and her suckers to the river.

12Wherefore didst thou break down her walls, and all passing by the way plucked her?

13The swine from the forest will lay it waste, and the Moving thing of the field will feed upon it.

14O God of armies, turn back now: look from the heavens and see, and review this vine;

15And the plant which thy right hand planted, and upon the son thou madest strong for thee,

16Burning it in fire, cutting it down; from the rebuke of thy face they shall perish.

17Thy hand shall be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man thou madest Strong for thee.

18And we will not draw back from thee: thou wilt cause us to live, and we will call upon thy name.

19O Jehovah, God of armies turn us back; cause thy face to shine, and We shall be saved.