Psalms

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph.

1Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

2Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might!Come to save us!

3Turn us again, God.Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

4LORD God of Armies,how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

5You have fed them with the bread of tears,and given them tears to drink in large measure.

6You make us a source of contention to our neighbors.Our enemies laugh among themselves.

7Turn us again, God of Armies.Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

8You brought a vine out of Egypt.You drove out the nations, and planted it.

9You cleared the ground for it.It took deep root, and filled the land.

10The mountains were covered with its shadow.Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

11It sent out its branches to the sea,its shoots to the River.

12Why have you broken down its walls,so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

13The boar out of the wood ravages it.The wild animals of the field feed on it.

14Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies.Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

15the stock which your right hand planted,the branch that you made strong for yourself.

16It’s burned with fire.It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

17Let your hand be on the man of your right hand,on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

18So we will not turn away from you.Revive us, and we will call on your name.

19Turn us again, LORD God of Armies.Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

1To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. — A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs — shine forth,

2Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.

3O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

4Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.

5Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

6Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.

7God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

8A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.

9Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

10Covered have been hills [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.

11It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.

12Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?

13A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.

14God of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven, and see, and inspect this vine,

15And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,

16Burnt with fire — cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.

17Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right hand, On the son of man Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.

18And we do not go back from Thee, Thou dost revive us, and in Thy name we call.

19O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!