- [To the chiefe musition,
vpon Sosannim Eduth, a psalme of Asaph.]
- 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.
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