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For the music director; set to El Shoshannim, Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. “Listen, Shepherd of Israel,Who leads Joseph like a flock;You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, awaken Your power,And come to save us!” “God, restore usAnd make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.” A National Plea “Lord God of armies,How long will You be angry with the prayer…
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A Psalm of Asaph “God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance;They have defiled Your holy temple;They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.They have given the dead bodies of Your servantsAs food for the birds of the sky,The flesh of Your godly ones to the animals of the earth.They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem,And there was no one to bury them.” “We have become a disgrace before…
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For the music director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. “My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;My voice rises to God, and He will listen to me.In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;In the night my hand was stretched out and did not grow weary;My soul refused to be comforted.” “When I remember God, then I am restless;When I sigh, then my spirit…



