Psalms 80

1 For the end, for alternate [strains], a testimony for Asaph, a Psalm concerning the Assyrian. Attend, O Shepherd of Israel, who guide Joseph like a flock; you who sit upon the cherubs, manifest yourself;

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that lead Joseph like a flock; you that dwell between the cherubims, shine forth.

2 before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasse, stir up your power, and come to deliver us.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come and save us.

3 Turn us, O God, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be delivered.

Turn us again, O God, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.

4 O Lord God of hosts, how long are you angry with the prayer of your servant?

O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

5 You will feed us with bread of tears; and will cause us to drink tears by measure.

You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.

6 You has made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us.

You make us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved. (Pause)

Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.

8 You have transplanted a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it.

You have brought a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9 You made a way before it, and did cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled [with it].

You prepared room before it, and did cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

10 Its shadow covered the mountains, and its shoots [equalled] the goodly cedars.

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

11 It sent forth its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the river.

She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

12 Therefore have you broken down its hedge, while all that pass by the way pluck it?

Why have you then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

13 The boar out of the wood has laid it waste, and the wild beast has devoured it.

The boar out of the wood does waste it, and the wild beast of the field does devour it.

14 O God of hosts, turn, we pray you: look on [us] from heaven, and behold and visit this vine;

Return, we plead to you, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

15 and restore that which your right hand has planted: and look on the son of man whom you did strengthen for yourself.

And the vineyard which your right hand has planted, and the branch that you made strong for yourself.

16 [It is] burnt with fire and dug up: they shall perish at the rebuke of your presence.

It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of your countenance.

17 Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, and upon the son of man whom you did strengthen for yourself.

Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, upon the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

18 So will we not depart from you: you shall quicken us, and we will call upon your name.

So will not we go back from you: quicken us, and we will call upon your name.

19 Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and make your face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.