| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1For the director of music. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." Of Asaph. A psalm. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth | 1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth |
| 2before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us. | 2before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us. |
| 3Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. | 3Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. |
| 4How long, LORD God Almighty, will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people? | 4O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people? |
| 5You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful. | 5You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. |
| 6You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us. | 6You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us. |
| 7Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. | 7Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. |
| 8You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. | 8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. |
| 9You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. | 9You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. |
| 10The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches. | 10The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. |
| 11Its branches reached as far as the Sea, its shoots as far as the River. | 11It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River. |
| 12Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes? | 12Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? |
| 13Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed on it. | 13The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it. |
| 14Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine, | 14Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine— |
| 15the root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself. | 15the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself. |
| 16Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish. | 16Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. |
| 17Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself. | 17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself. |
| 18Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name. | 18Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name. |
| 19Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. | 19Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. |
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