To the chief Musician{H8764)} upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear{H8685)}, O Shepherd{H8802)} of Israel, thou that leadest{H8802)} Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest{H8802)} between the cherubims, shine forth{H8685)}.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up{H8786)} thy strength, and come{H8798)} and save us.

Turn us again{H8685)}, O God, and cause thy face to shine{H8685)}; and we shall be saved{H8735)}.

O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry{H8804)} against the prayer of thy people?

Thou feedest{H8689)} them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink{H8686)} in great measure.

Thou makest{H8799)} us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies{H8802)} laugh{H8799)} among themselves.

Turn us again{H8685)}, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine{H8685)}; and we shall be saved{H8735)}.

Thou hast brought{H8686)} a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out{H8762)} the heathen, and planted{H8799)} it.

Thou preparedst{H8765)} room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root{H8686)}, and it filled{H8762)} the land.

The hills were covered{H8795)} with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

She sent out{H8762)} her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

Why hast thou then broken down{H8804)} her hedges, so that all they which pass{H8802)} by the way do pluck{H8804)} her?

The boar out of the wood doth waste{H8762)} it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour{H8799)} it.

Return{H8798)}, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down{H8685)} from heaven, and behold{H8798)}, and visit{H8798)} this vine;

And the vineyard{H8798)} which thy right hand hath planted{H8804)}, and the branch that thou madest strong{H8765)} for thyself.

It is burned{H8803)} with fire, it is cut down{H8803)}: they perish{H8799)} at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong{H8765)} for thyself.

So will not we go back{H8799)} from thee: quicken{H8762)} us, and we will call{H8799)} upon thy name.

Turn us again{H8685)}, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine{H8685)}; and we shall be saved{H8735)}.