Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead
Joseph like a flock.
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,
shine forth before
Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken your might;
come and save us.
Restore us, O God;
make your face
shine on us,
that we may be
saved.
How long, Lord God Almighty,
will your anger
smolder
against the
prayers of your people?
You have fed them with the bread of tears;
you have made them
drink tears by the bowlful.
You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors,
and our enemies
mock us.
Restore us, God Almighty;
make your face
shine on us,
that we may be
saved.
You transplanted a vine from Egypt;
you drove out the
nations and planted it.
You cleared the ground for it,
and it took root
and filled the land.
The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars
with its branches.
Its branches reached as far as the Sea,
its shoots as far
as the River.
Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who
pass by pick its grapes?
Boars from the forest ravage it,
and insects from
the fields feed on it.
Return to us, God Almighty!
Look down from heaven
and see!
Watch over this vine,
the root your
right hand has planted,
the son[e] you
have raised up for yourself.
Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
at your rebuke
your people perish.
Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
the son of man you
have raised up for yourself.
Then we will not turn away from you;
revive us, and we
will call on your name.
Restore us, Lord God Almighty;
make your face
shine on us,
that we may be
saved. Psalm 80
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