1 O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
1 For the choir director; set to (a)El Shoshannim; (b)Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.Oh, give ear, (A)Shepherd of Israel,You who lead (B)Joseph like a flock;You who (C)are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
1 {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.
1 For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.”(a) A testimony of Asaph.(A) A psalm.Listen, Shepherd of Israel,who leads Joseph like a flock;(B)You who sit enthroned on the cherubim,(C)rise up(D)
1 Shepherd of Israel, listen! The one who leads Joseph like a flock, the one enthroned on the cherubim, display your glory.
5 Thou hast fed them with the food of tears, And hast caused them to drink the water of weeping in threefold abundance.
5 You have fed them with the (J)bread of tears,And You have made them to drink tears in (e)large measure.
5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
5 You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears.
6 Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbours, And, our foes, find mockery for themselves.
6 You make us (f)an object of contention (K)to our neighbors,And our enemies laugh among themselves.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
6 You have set us at strife against our neighbors and our enemies deride us.
14 O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, - Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:
14 O God of hosts, (U)turn again now, we beseech You;(V)Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
14 God of the Heavenly Armies, return! Look down from heaven and see. Show care toward this vine.
15 Yea the stock which thy right hand planted, Even upon the son thou didst secure for thyself.
15 Even the (k)(W)shoot which Your right hand has planted,And on the (l)son whom You have (m)strengthened for Yourself.
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
15 The root that your right hand planted, the shoot that you tended for yourself,
17 Let thy hand be, Upon the Man of thy right hand, Upon the Son of Man thou didst secure for thyself;
17 Let (Z)Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,Upon the son of man whom You (AA)made strong for Yourself.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
17 Let Your hand be with the man at Your right hand,with the son of manYou have made strong for Yourself.(U)
17 May you support the man at your right hand; the son of man whom you have raised for yourself.
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