Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.

New American Standard Bible

For 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!

King James Version

{To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

Holman Bible

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A testimony of Asaph. A psalm.Listen, Shepherd of Israel,
who leads Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned on the cherubim,
rise up

International Standard Version

Shepherd of Israel, listen! The one who leads Joseph like a flock, the one enthroned on the cherubim, display your glory.

A Conservative Version

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who lead Joseph like a flock. Thou who sit [above] the cherubim, shine forth.

American Standard Version

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest above the cherubim, shine forth.

Amplified

Hear us O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!

Darby Translation

{To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth.

Julia Smith Translation

To the overseer for the lilies of the testimonies; to Asaph a chanting. O thou feeding Israel, give ear, guiding Joseph as sheep.; thou dwelling in the cherubs, shine forth.

King James 2000

[To the Chief Musician upon shoshannim- Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that lead Joseph like a flock; you that dwell between the cherubim, shine forth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Give ear, O shepherd of Israel, [who] leads Joseph like a flock. Shine forth, [you who] sits [enthroned above] the cherubim.

Modern King James verseion

To the Chief Musician. A Testimony Concerning the Lilies. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You dwelling between the cherubs, shine forth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of Asaph} Hear, O thou shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Jacob like a flock of sheep; show thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim.

NET Bible

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

New Heart English Bible

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine forth.

The Emphasized Bible

O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!

Webster

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.

World English Bible

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine forth.

Youngs Literal Translation

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,

Context Readings

Faith Amid Confusion

1 Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, let your strength be awake from sleep, and come as our salvation.



Cross References

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

2 Samuel 6:2

And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

Psalm 77:20

You were guiding your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 99:1

The Lord is King; let the peoples be in fear: his seat is on the winged ones; let the earth be moved.

Psalm 60:1

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

Exodus 25:20-22

And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

Deuteronomy 33:2

He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.

2 Kings 19:15

And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

Job 10:3

What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?

Psalm 5:1

Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.

Psalm 23:1-2

The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

Psalm 45:1

My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Psalm 55:1

Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.

Psalm 69:1

Be my saviour, O God; because the waters have come in, even to my neck.

Psalm 78:52

But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.

Psalm 78:67

And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;

Psalm 80:3

Take us back again, O God; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

Psalm 80:7

Take us back again, O God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

Psalm 80:19

Take us back, O Lord God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

Psalm 94:1

O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

Isaiah 40:11

He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.

Isaiah 49:9-10

Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.

Isaiah 60:1

Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.

Isaiah 63:11

Then the early days came to their minds, the days of Moses his servant: and they said, Where is he who made the keeper of his flock come up from the sea? where is he who put his holy spirit among them,

Ezekiel 1:13

And between the living beings it was like burning coals of fire, as if flames were going one after the other between the living beings; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went thunder-flames.

Ezekiel 10:4

And the glory of the Lord went up from the winged ones and came to rest over the doorstep of the house; and the house was full of the cloud and the open square was full of the shining of the Lord's glory.

Ezekiel 34:23

And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper.

Ezekiel 43:2

And there was the glory of the God of Israel coming from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of great waters, and the earth was shining with his glory.

Daniel 9:17

And now, give ear, O our God, to the prayer of your servant and to his request for grace, and let your face be shining on your holy place which is made waste, because of your servants, O Lord.

John 10:3-4

The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

John 10:14

I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace, who made that great keeper of his flock, even our Lord Jesus, come back from the dead through the blood of the eternal agreement,

1 Peter 2:25

Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.

1 Peter 5:4

And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.

Revelation 21:23

And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

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