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

You uprooted a vine from Egypt;
You drove out the nations and planted it.

Restore us, God;
look on us with favor,
and we will be saved.

Let Your hand be with the man at Your right hand,
with the son of man
You have made strong for Yourself.

Restore us, God of Hosts;
look on us with favor, and we will be saved.

before Ephraim,
Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Rally Your power and come to save us.

Lord God of Hosts,
how long will You be angry
with Your people’s prayers?

Return, God of Hosts.
Look down from heaven and see;
take care of this vine,

the root Your right hand has planted,
the shoot that You made strong for Yourself.

Then we will not turn away from You;
revive us, and we will call on Your name.

You fed them the bread of tears
and gave them a full measure
of tears to drink.

You cleared a place for it;
it took root and filled the land.

Why have You broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

It sent out sprouts toward the Sea
and shoots toward the River.

Restore us, Yahweh, the God of Hosts;
look on us with favor, and we will be saved.

The mountains were covered by its shade,
and the mighty cedars with its branches.

The boar from the forest tears it
and creatures of the field feed on it.

It was cut down and burned up;
they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

You make us quarrel with our neighbors;
our enemies make fun of us.