1. For the leader; according to “Lilies.” Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.
2. O Shepherd of Israel, lend an ear,you who guide Joseph like a flock!Seated upon the cherubim, shine forth
3. upon Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.Stir up your power, and come to save us.
4. O God, restore us;light up your face and we shall be saved.
5. Lord of hosts,how long will you smolder in angerwhile your people pray?
6. You have fed them the bread of tears,made them drink tears in great measure.
7. You have left us to be fought over by our neighbors;our enemies deride us.
8. O God of hosts, restore us;light up your face and we shall be saved.
9. You brought a vine out of Egypt;you drove out nations and planted it.
10. You cleared out what was before it;it took deep root and filled the land.
11. The mountains were covered by its shadow,the cedars of God by its branches.
12. It sent out its boughs as far as the sea,its shoots as far as the river.
13. Why have you broken down its walls,so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?