1 Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest Joseph like a flock, Thou that sittest [throned upon] the cherubim, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up Thy strength, And come for salvation for us. 3 O God, restore us, And cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. 4 Jehovah, God [of] Hosts, How long wilt Thou be angry against the prayer of Thy people? 5 Thou hast made them eat tears [as] bread, And hast given them to drink [of] tears in large measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock to their hearts' content. 7 God [of] Hosts, restore us, And cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. 8 A vine out of Egypt didst Thou transplant, Thou didst drive out the nations and plant it. 9 Thou didst clear a place before it, And it threw out its roots and filled the land. 10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, And its branches [were like] the cedars of God. 11 It spread its boughs [even] unto the sea, And to the River its shoots. 12 Why hast Thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass on the way pluck from it? 13 The boar of the wood roots it up And the beasts of the field feed on it. 14 God [of] Hosts, turn, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven and see, And visit this vine. 15 And protect what Thy right hand has planted, And the son whom Thou madest strong for Thyself. 16 Burned with fire is it--cut down; At the rebuke of Thy countenance they perish. 17 Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, Upon the son of man [whom] Thou madest strong for Thyself. 18 And we will not go back from Thee; Revive us, and we will invoke Thy name. 19 Jehovah, God [of] Hosts, restore us, And cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.