Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel 1
2Before Ephraim, Beniamin, and Manasses: stirre vp thy strength, and come for to saue vs.
3Turne vs agayne O Lorde: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.
4O God, Lorde of hoastes: howe long wylt thou be angry at the prayer of thy people?
5Thou feedest them with the bread of teares: and geuest them plenteously teares to drinke.
6Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh vs to scorne.
7Turne vs agayne thou Lorde of hoastes: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.
8Thou dydst translate a vine out of Egypt: thou didst cast out the Heathen, and planted it.
9Thou madst roome before it: thou causedst it to take roote, and it hath filled the lande.
10The hilles were couered with her shadowe: and goodly high Cedar trees with her bowes.
11She stretched out her braunches vnto the sea: and her bowes vnto the riuer.
12Why hast thou then broken downe her hedge: that all they whiche go by plucke of her grapes?
13The wylde bore out of the wood rooteth it vp: and the wylde beast of the fielde deuoureth it.
14Turne thee agayne thou God of hoastes I pray thee: loke downe from heauen, beholde and visite this vine
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