2. Shepherd of Israel, show your greatness to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Come and save your people.
3. God, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!
4. Lord God All-Powerful, when will you listen to our prayers? How long will you be angry with us?
5. Instead of bread and water, you gave your people tears.
6. You made us the target of everyone’s hatred. Our enemies make fun of us.
7. God All-Powerful, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!
8. When you brought us out of Egypt, we were like your special vine. You forced other nations to leave this land, and you planted that vine here.
9. You prepared the ground for it, and it sent its roots down deep and spread throughout the land.
10. It covered the mountains, and its leaves shaded even the giant cedar trees.