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¹ Heare O thou shephearde of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph lyke a sheepe: and thou that sittest vpon the Cherubims, shew thy gratious presence.² Before Ephraim, Beniamin, and Manasses: stirre vp thy strength, and come for to saue vs.³ Turne vs agayne O Lorde: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.⁴ O God, Lorde of hoastes: howe long wylt thou be angry at the prayer of thy people?⁵ Thou feedest them with the bread of teares: and geuest them plenteously teares to drinke.⁶ Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh vs to scorne.⁷ Turne vs agayne thou Lorde of hoastes: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.

⁸ Thou dydst translate a vine out of Egypt: thou didst cast out the Heathen, and planted it.⁹ Thou madst roome before it: thou causedst it to take roote, and it hath filled the lande.¹⁰ The hilles were couered with her shadowe: and goodly high Cedar trees with her bowes.¹¹ She stretched out her braunches vnto the sea: and her bowes vnto the riuer.¹² Why hast thou then broken downe her hedge: that all they whiche go by plucke of her grapes?¹³ The wylde bore out of the wood rooteth it vp: and the wylde beast of the fielde deuoureth it.¹⁴ Turne thee agayne thou God of hoastes I pray thee: loke downe from heauen, beholde and visite this vine ¹⁵ and vineyarde that thy ryght hande hath planted, and the young braunche which thou hast fortified for thy selfe.¹⁶ It is brent with fire and cut downe: they shall perishe at the rebuke of thy countenaunce.¹⁷ Let thy hande be vpon the man of thy right hande: and vpon the sonne of man whom thou hast fortified for thyne owne selfe.¹⁸ And so we wyll not go backe from thee: thou shalt reuiue vs, and we wyll call vpon thy name.¹⁹ Turne vs agayne O God, Lorde of hoastes: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.