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¹ Shepherd of Israel, listen to us.
    You lead the people of Joseph like a flock.
You sit on your throne between the gold creatures with wings.
    Show your greatness ² to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Use your strength,
    and come to save us.

³ God, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

⁴ Lord God All-Powerful,
    how long will you be angry
    at the prayers of your people?
⁵ You have fed your people with tears;
    you have made them drink many tears.
⁶ You made those around us fight over us,
    and our enemies make fun of us.

⁷ God All-Powerful, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

⁸ You brought us out of Egypt as if we were a vine.
    You forced out other nations and planted us in the land.
⁹ You cleared the ground for us.
    Like a vine, we took root and filled the land.
¹⁰ We covered the mountains with our shade.
    We had limbs like the mighty cedar tree.
¹¹ Our branches reached the Mediterranean Sea,
    and our shoots went to the Euphrates River.

¹² So why did you pull down our walls?
    Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
¹³ Like wild pigs they walk over us;
    like wild animals they feed on us.

¹⁴ God All-Powerful, come back.
    Look down from heaven and see.
Take care of us, your vine.
¹⁵ You planted this shoot with your own hands
    and strengthened this child.
¹⁶ Now it is cut down and burned with fire;
    you destroyed us by your angry looks.
¹⁷ With your hand,
    strengthen the one you have chosen for yourself.
¹⁸ Then we will not turn away from you.
    Give us life again, and we will call to you for help.

¹⁹ Lord God All-Powerful, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.