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The Bishops' Bible (1568)
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King James Version
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[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 [1]Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
[2]Before Ephraim, Beniamin, and Manasses: stirre vp thy strength, and come for to saue vs [2]Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
[3]Turne vs agayne O Lorde: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued [3]Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
[4]O God, Lorde of hoastes: howe long wylt thou be angry at the prayer of thy people [4]O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
[5]Thou feedest them with the bread of teares: and geuest them plenteously teares to drinke [5]Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
[6]Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh vs to scorne [6]Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
[7]Turne vs agayne thou Lorde of hoastes: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued [7]Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
[8]Thou dydst translate a vine out of Egypt: thou didst cast out the Heathen, and planted it [8]Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast 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 [9]Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
[10]The hilles were couered with her shadowe: and goodly high Cedar trees with her bowes [10]The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
[11]She stretched out her braunches vnto the sea: and her bowes vnto the riuer [11]She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
[12]Why hast thou then broken downe her hedge: that all they whiche go by plucke of her grapes [12]Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
[13]The wylde bore out of the wood rooteth it vp: and the wylde beast of the fielde deuoureth it [13]The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
[14](80:14a) Turne thee agayne thou God of hoastes I pray thee: loke downe from heauen, beholde and visite this vin [14]Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
[15](80:14b) and vineyarde that thy ryght hande hath planted, and the young braunche which thou hast fortified for thy selfe [15]And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
[16](80:15) It is brent with fire and cut downe: they shall perishe at the rebuke of thy countenaunce [16]It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
[17](80:16) 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 [17]Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
[18](80:17) And so we wyll not go backe from thee: thou shalt reuiue vs, and we wyll call vpon thy name [18]So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
[19](80:18) Turne vs agayne O God, Lorde of hoastes: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued [19]Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
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