| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth! | 1Shepherd of Israel, listen! The one who leads Joseph like a flock, the one enthroned on the cherubim, display your glory. |
| 2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power And come to save us! | 2Reveal your power before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, then come to our rescue. |
| 3O God, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved. | 3God, restore us, show your favor and deliver us. |
| 4O LORD God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your people? | 4LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, when will your smoldering anger toward your people's prayers cease? |
| 5You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them to drink tears in large measure. | 5You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears. |
| 6You make us an object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves. | 6You have set us at strife against our neighbors and our enemies deride us. |
| 7O God of hosts, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved. | 7God of the Heavenly Armies, restore us and show your favor, so we may be delivered. |
| 8You removed a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and planted it. | 8You uprooted a vine from Egypt, and drove out nations to transplant it. |
| 9You cleared the ground before it, And it took deep root and filled the land. | 9You cleared the ground so that its roots grew and filled the land. |
| 10The mountains were covered with its shadow, And the cedars of God with its boughs. | 10Mountains were covered by its shadows, and the mighty cedars by its branches. |
| 11It was sending out its branches to the sea And its shoots to the River. | 11Its branches spread out to the Mediterranean Sea and its shoots to the Euphrates River. |
| 12Why have You broken down its hedges, So that all who pass that way pick its fruit? | 12Why did you break down its walls so that those who pass by pluck its fruits? |
| 13A boar from the forest eats it away And whatever moves in the field feeds on it. | 13Wild boars of the forest gnaw at it, and creatures of the field feed on it. |
| 14O God of hosts, turn again now, we beseech You; Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine, | 14God of the Heavenly Armies, return! Look down from heaven and see. Show care toward this vine. |
| 15Even the shoot which Your right hand has planted, And on the son whom You have strengthened for Yourself. | 15The root that your right hand planted, the shoot that you tended for yourself, |
| 16It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. | 16was burned with fire, cut off, and destroyed on account of your rebuke. |
| 17Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself. | 17May you support the man at your right hand; the son of man whom you have raised for yourself. |
| 18Then we shall not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name. | 18Then we will not turn away from you. Restore us, so we can call upon your name. |
| 19O LORD God of hosts, restore us; Cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved. | 19God of hosts, restore to us the light of your favor. Then we'll be delivered. |
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