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 Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest upon the cherubim, shine forth.

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

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might, and come to save us.

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

Turn us again, O God; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall 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 wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

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

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

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

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

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

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

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

Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt: thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it.

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

Thou preparedst [room] before it, and it took deep 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 with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were [like] cedars of God.

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

She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River.

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

Why hast thou broken down her fences, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

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

The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it.

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

Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,

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

And the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

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

It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy 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 thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

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

So shall we not go back from thee: quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name,

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

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