1Yahweh, you who lead us like a shepherd leads his flock of sheep,
2Show yourself to the people of the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh!
3God, cause our nation to be strong like it was before;
4Yahweh, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven,
5It is as though the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
6You have allowed the people-groups that surround us to fight with each other to decide which part of our land each of them will take;
7God, commander of the armies of heaven,
8Our ancestors were like a grapevine [MET] that you brought out of Egypt;
9Like people clear ground to plant a grapevine [MET],
10Like huge grapevines cover the hills with their shade
11your people ruled all of Canaan, from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Euphrates River in the east.
12So why have you abandoned us
13and wild pigs can trample the vines,
14You who are the commander of the armies of heaven, ◄turn to/stop abandoning► us!
15who are like the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
16Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land;
17But strengthen us people whom you have chosen [IDM],
18When you do that, we will never turn away from you again;
19Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us;