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1. Shepherd of Israel, listen to us. You lead the people of Joseph like a flock. You sit on your throne between the gold creatures with wings. Show your greatness
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H413 Shoshannim H7802 -eduth , A Psalm H4210 of Asaph H623 . Give ear H238 , O Shepherd H7462 of Israel H3478 , thou that leadest H5090 Joseph H3130 like a flock H6629 ; thou that dwellest H3427 between the cherubims H3742 , shine forth H3313 .
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2. to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Use your strength, and come to save us.
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2. Before H6440 Ephraim H669 and Benjamin H1144 and Manasseh H4519 stir up H5782 H853 thy strength H1369 , and come H1980 and save H3444 us.
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3. God, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
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3. Turn us again H7725 , O God H430 , and cause thy face H6440 to shine H215 ; and we shall be saved H3467 .
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4. Lord God All-Powerful, how long will you be angry at the prayers of your people?
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4. O LORD H3068 God H430 of hosts H6635 , how long H5704 H4970 wilt thou be angry H6225 against the prayer H8605 of thy people H5971 ?
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5. You have fed your people with tears; you have made them drink many tears.
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5. Thou feedest H398 them with the bread H3899 of tears H1832 ; and givest them tears H1832 to drink H8248 in great measure H7991 .
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6. You made those around us fight over us, and our enemies make fun of us.
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6. Thou makest H7760 us a strife H4066 unto our neighbors H7934 : and our enemies H341 laugh H3932 among themselves.
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7. God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
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7. Turn us again H7725 , O God H430 of hosts H6635 , and cause thy face H6440 to shine H215 ; and we shall be saved H3467 .
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8. You brought us out of Egypt as if we were a vine. You forced out other nations and planted us in the land.
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8. Thou hast brought H5265 a vine H1612 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 : thou hast cast out H1644 the heathen H1471 , and planted H5193 it.
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9. You cleared the ground for us. Like a vine, we took root and filled the land.
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9. Thou preparedst H6437 room before H6440 it , and didst cause it to take deep root H8327 H8328 , and it filled H4390 the land H776 .
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10. We covered the mountains with our shade. We had limbs like the mighty cedar tree.
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10. The hills H2022 were covered H3680 with the shadow H6738 of it , and the boughs H6057 thereof were like the goodly H410 cedars H730 .
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11. Our branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and our shoots went to the Euphrates River.
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11. She sent out H7971 her boughs H7105 unto H5704 the sea H3220 , and her branches H3127 unto H413 the river H5104 .
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12. So why did you pull down our walls? Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
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12. Why H4100 hast thou then broken down H6555 her hedges H1447 , so that all H3605 they which pass by H5674 the way H1870 do pluck H717 her?
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13. Like wild pigs they walk over us; like wild animals they feed on us.
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13. The boar H2386 out of the wood H4480 H3293 doth waste H3765 it , and the wild beast H2123 of the field H7704 doth devour H7462 it.
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14. God All-Powerful, come back. Look down from heaven and see. Take care of us, your vine.
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14. Return H7725 , we beseech H4994 thee , O God H430 of hosts H6635 : look down H5027 from heaven H4480 H8064 , and behold H7200 , and visit H6485 this H2063 vine H1612 ;
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15. You planted this shoot with your own hands and strengthened this child.
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15. And the vineyard H3657 which H834 thy right hand H3225 hath planted H5193 , and the branch H1121 that thou madest strong H553 for thyself.
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16. Now it is cut down and burned with fire; you destroyed us by your angry looks.
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16. It is burned H8313 with fire H784 , it is cut down H3683 : they perish H6 at the rebuke H4480 H1606 of thy countenance H6440 .
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17. With your hand, strengthen the one you have chosen for yourself.
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17. Let thy hand H3027 be H1961 upon H5921 the man H376 of thy right hand H3225 , upon H5921 the son H1121 of man H120 whom thou madest strong H553 for thyself.
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18. Then we will not turn away from you. Give us life again, and we will call to you for help.
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18. So will not H3808 we go back H5472 from H4480 thee: quicken H2421 us , and we will call H7121 upon thy name H8034 .
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19. Lord God All-Powerful, take us back. Show us your kindness so we can be saved.
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19. Turn us again H7725 , O LORD H3068 God H430 of hosts H6635 , cause thy face H6440 to shine H215 ; and we shall be saved H3467 .
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