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God implored to rescue his People from their Calamities.
For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. |
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1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
Thou that sittest above the cherubim, shine forth.
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Between the cherubims – Between love and power, above a foundation of justice. "The Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims." (2 Sam. 6:2) T124
Shine forth – A bright light represented Jehovah's presence. T123
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2 Before the face of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might,
And come to save us.
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3 Turn us again, O God;
And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
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4 O Jehovah God of hosts,
How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
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5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears,
And given them tears to drink in large measure.
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6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors;
And our enemies laugh among themselves.
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7 Turn us again, O God of hosts;
And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
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8 Thou brougthest a vine out of Egypt:
Thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it.
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9 Thou preparedst room before it,
And it took deep root, and filled the land.
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10 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it,
And the boughs thereof were like cedars of God.
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11 It sent out its branches unto the sea,
And its shoots unto the River.
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12 Why hast thou broken down its walls,
So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?
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13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it.
And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.
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14 Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts:
Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
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15 And the stock which thy right hand planted,
And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
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And the vineyard – "The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel." (Isa. 5:7) R1795:3, R5504:3
Right hand – The vine of the Father's right-hand planting, the fruitage of which is the character-likeness of Christ. R5505:5
And the branch – He will not look for ripe clusters on the new branch, or even green grapes, but for the small indication of the fruit-bud; and subsequently, the blossoming of these in flower. F170
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16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down:
They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
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17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,
Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
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Of thy right hand – Position of power and authority. A92
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18 So shall we not go back from thee:
Quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name.
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19 Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts;
Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. |
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