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For the director of music. To the tune of"The Lilies of the Covenant." Of Asaph. A psalm. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
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before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.
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Restore us, O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.
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O LORD God Almighty, how long will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?
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You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
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You have made us a source of contention to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.
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Restore us, O God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.
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You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
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You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
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The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.
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It sent out its boughs to the Sea, its shoots as far as the River.
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Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
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Boars from the forest ravage it and the creatures of the field feed on it.
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Return to us, O God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
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the root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.
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Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish.
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Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
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Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.
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Restore us, O LORD God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.
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