Psalms 80

1 To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest [between] the cherubim, shine forth.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance.

before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

3 O God, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

4 Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:

You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

6 Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

7 Restore us, O God of hosts; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

8 Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt; thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it:

You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

9 Thou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land;

You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were [like] cedars of God;

The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.

11 It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river.

It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.

12 Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it?

Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

13 The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it.

The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.

14 O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine;

Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—

15 Even the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the young plant thou madest strong for thyself.

the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself.

Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.

18 So will we not go back from thee. Revive us, and we will call upon thy name.

Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.

19 Restore us, O Jehovah, God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.