Add parallel Print Page Options

I

O Shepherd of Israel, lend an ear,
    you who guide Joseph like a flock!
Seated upon the cherubim, shine forth(A)
    upon Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Stir up your power, and come to save us.

Read full chapter

II

Lord of hosts,
    how long will you smolder in anger
    while your people pray?(A)
You have fed them the bread of tears,
    made them drink tears in great measure.[a](B)
You have left us to be fought over by our neighbors;
    our enemies deride us.(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 80:6 Both the Septuagint and the Vulgate translate this verse in the first person, i.e., “You have fed us the bread of tears.”