| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director: according to "The Lilies." A testimony of Asaph. A psalm. Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned on the cherubim, rise up | 1Shepherd of Israel, listen! The one who leads Joseph like a flock, the one enthroned on the cherubim, display your glory. |
| 2before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your power and come to save us. | 2Reveal your power before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, then come to our rescue. |
| 3Restore us, God; look on us with favor, and we will be saved. | 3God, restore us, show your favor and deliver us. |
| 4 LORD God of Hosts, how long will You be angry with Your people's prayers? | 4LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, when will your smoldering anger toward your people's prayers cease? |
| 5You fed them the bread of tears and gave them a full measure of tears to drink. | 5You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears. |
| 6You make us quarrel with our neighbors; our enemies make fun of us. | 6You have set us at strife against our neighbors and our enemies deride us. |
| 7Restore us, God of Hosts; look on us with favor, and we will be saved. | 7God of the Heavenly Armies, restore us and show your favor, so we may be delivered. |
| 8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and planted it. | 8You uprooted a vine from Egypt, and drove out nations to transplant it. |
| 9You cleared a place for it; it took root and filled the land. | 9You cleared the ground so that its roots grew and filled the land. |
| 10The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. | 10Mountains were covered by its shadows, and the mighty cedars by its branches. |
| 11It sent out sprouts toward the Sea and shoots toward the River. | 11Its branches spread out to the Mediterranean Sea and its shoots to the Euphrates River. |
| 12Why have You broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit? | 12Why did you break down its walls so that those who pass by pluck its fruits? |
| 13The boar from the forest tears it and creatures of the field feed on it. | 13Wild boars of the forest gnaw at it, and creatures of the field feed on it. |
| 14Return, God of Hosts. Look down from heaven and see; take care of this vine, | 14God of the Heavenly Armies, return! Look down from heaven and see. Show care toward this vine. |
| 15the root Your right hand has planted, the shoot that You made strong for Yourself. | 15The root that your right hand planted, the shoot that you tended for yourself, |
| 16It was cut down and burned up; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. | 16was burned with fire, cut off, and destroyed on account of your rebuke. |
| 17Let Your hand be with the man at Your right hand, with the son of man You have made strong for Yourself. | 17May you support the man at your right hand; the son of man whom you have raised for yourself. |
| 18Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name. | 18Then we will not turn away from you. Restore us, so we can call upon your name. |
| 19Restore us, Yahweh, the God of Hosts; look on us with favor, and we will be saved. | 19God of hosts, restore to us the light of your favor. Then we'll be delivered. |
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