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1. To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.` A testimony of Asaph. -- A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs -- shine forth,
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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. Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.
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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. O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are 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. Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy 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. Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.
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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. Thou makest us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies mock at it.
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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 of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are 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. A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.
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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. Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth 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. Covered have been hills with its shadow, And its boughs are cedars of God.
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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. It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.
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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. Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?
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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. A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.
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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 of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven, and see, and inspect this 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. And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,
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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. Burnt with fire -- cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.
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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. Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right hand, On the son of man Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.
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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. And we do not go back from Thee, Thou dost revive us, and in Thy name we call.
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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. O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are 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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