Bring us back
Listen, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who live between the cherubim, shine forth. In front of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your strength and come and save us. God, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved. Lord God Almighty, how long will you be angry at the prayer of your people? You feed them the bread of tears and give them many tears to drink. You make us a source of conflict to our neighbours, and our enemies laugh among themselves. God Almighty, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved. You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove the nations out and planted it. You cleared the ground in front of it, and it took deep root and filled the land. The hills were covered with its shade, and its branches were like the great cedars. It sent its shoots out to the sea and its branches to the River. So why have you broken its fences down, so everyone who goes past on the road picks at it? The boar out of the forest tears it up, and the wild thing of the field eats it. Return, we beg you, God Almighty. Look down from heaven and see; come and care for this vine — And the vineyard your right hand planted, and the branch you made strong for yourself. It's burnt with fire, it's cut down. They perish at the rebuke of your face. Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man you made strong for yourself. Then we won't turn back from you. Keep us alive, and we'll call on your name. Lord God Almighty, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved.
Turn your ear, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit between the cherubim, shine out. In front of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your strength and come and save us. God, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved. Lord God Almighty, how long will you be angry at the prayer of your people? You feed them the bread of tears and give them plenty of tears to drink. You make us a fight for our neighbours, and the ones against us laugh among themselves. God Almighty, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved. You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove the nations out and planted it. You cleared the ground in front of it, and it took deep root and filled the land. The hills were covered with its shade, and its branches were like the best cedars. It sent its shoots out to the sea and its branches to the River. So why have you broken its fences down, so everyone who goes past on the road picks at it? The boar out of the scrub tears it up, and the wild thing of the field eats it. Turn back now, God Almighty. Look down from heaven and see, and go and see this vine — the stock your right hand planted, and the branch you made strong for yourself. It's burnt with fire, it's cut down. They're finished at the telling-off of your face. Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man you made strong for yourself. Then we won't turn back from you. Keep us alive, and we'll call on your name. Lord God Almighty, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Listen, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who live between the cherubim, shine forth.
Turn your ear, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit between the cherubim, shine out.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
In front of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your strength and come and save us.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
God, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved.
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Lord God Almighty, how long will you be angry at the prayer of your people?
O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
You feed them the bread of tears and give them many tears to drink.
You feed them the bread of tears and give them plenty of tears to drink.
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
You make us a source of conflict to our neighbours, and our enemies laugh among themselves.
You make us a fight for our neighbours, and the ones against us laugh among themselves.
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
God Almighty, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove the nations out and planted it.
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
You cleared the ground in front of it, and it took deep root and filled the land.
Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
The hills were covered with its shade, and its branches were like the great cedars.
The hills were covered with its shade, and its branches were like the best cedars.
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
It sent its shoots out to the sea and its branches to the River.
She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
So why have you broken its fences down, so everyone who goes past on the road picks at it?
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
The boar out of the forest tears it up, and the wild thing of the field eats it.
The boar out of the scrub tears it up, and the wild thing of the field eats it.
The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Return, we beg you, God Almighty. Look down from heaven and see; come and care for this vine —
Turn back now, God Almighty. Look down from heaven and see, and go and see this vine —
Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
And the vineyard your right hand planted, and the branch you made strong for yourself.
the stock your right hand planted, and the branch you made strong for yourself.
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
It's burnt with fire, it's cut down. They perish at the rebuke of your face.
It's burnt with fire, it's cut down. They're finished at the telling-off of your face.
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man you made strong for yourself.
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Then we won't turn back from you. Keep us alive, and we'll call on your name.
So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
Lord God Almighty, bring us back. Make your face shine and we'll be saved.
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.