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1. To the director: To the tune of "Lilies of the Agreement." One of Asaph's songs of praise. Shepherd of Israel, listen to us. You lead your people like sheep. You sit on your throne above the Cherub angels. Let us see you.
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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. Shepherd of Israel, show your greatness to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Come and save your people.
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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, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!
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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, when will you listen to our prayers? How long will you be angry with us?
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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. Instead of bread and water, you gave your people 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 us the target of everyone's hatred. 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, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!
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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. 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.
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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 prepared the ground for it, and it sent its roots down deep and spread throughout 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. It covered the mountains, and its leaves shaded even the giant cedar trees.
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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. Its branches spread to the Mediterranean Sea, its shoots 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. God, why did you pull down the walls that protect your vine? Now everyone who passes by picks its grapes.
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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. Wild pigs come and ruin it. Wild animals eat the leaves.
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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 at your vine and protect it.
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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. Look at the vine you planted with your own hands. Look at the young plant you raised.
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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. Our enemies have cut it down and burned it up. Show them how angry you are and destroy them.
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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. Reach out and help your chosen one. Reach out to the people you raised up.
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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 never leave you. Let us live, and we will worship you.
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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, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!
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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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