1 For praise; concerning those who sit in the Sanhedrin who occupy themselves with the testimony of the Torah; composed by Asaph; a psalm. 2 Caretaker of Israel, hear; you who guide the coffin of Joseph like a flock; you whose presence abides between the cherubim, shine forth. 3 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your mighty power for us; and it is right for you to redeem us. 4 O God, bring us back from our exile, and shine the splendor of your countenance upon us, and we will be redeemed. 5 O Lord God Sabaoth, how long have you not accepted the prayer of your people! 6 You fed them bread soaked in tears, and you made them drink the wine of tears in triple measure. 7 You made us a source of contention for our neighbors, and our enemies will jeer at them. 8 God Sabaoth, bring us back from our exile, and shine the splendor of your countenance upon us, and we will be redeemed. 9 The house of Israel, which is likened to a vine, you brought out of Egypt; you chased away the Gentiles from the land of Israel and planted them. 10 You cleared out the Canaanites before them, and you uprooted their roots and filled the land. 11 The mountains of Jerusalem cover the shadow of the temple, and the academies, say the scholars, are strong, which are likened to mighty cedars. 12 You made branches grow, you sent out her pupils to the Great Sea, and her children to the river Euphrates. 13 Why have you attacked her walls? and [now] all those who pass on the way are pruning her. 14 The boar from the forest will root her up, and the wild cock will be sustained by her. 15 God Sabaoth, turn now, look from heaven, and see, and remember this vine in mercy. 16 And the branch that your right hand planted, and the King Messiah whom you made mighty for yourself.⁠a 17 [It is] being burned by fire and crushed; they will perish because of the rebuke that [comes] from your presence. 18 Let your hand be on the man to whom you have sworn with your right hand, on the son of man whom you made mighty for yourself. 19 We will not turn away from the fear of you; you will sustain us and we will call on your name. 20 O Lord God Sabaoth, bring us back from exile; shine the splendor of your countenance upon us and we will be redeemed.