Psalms 80
1 Unto the end, for them that shall he changed, a testimony for Asaph, a psalm. Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, shine forth
“For the leader of the music. Upon the Shushan-Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.” Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel! Thou who leadest Joseph like a flock, Thou who sittest between the cherubs, shine forth!
2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come and save us!
3 Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.
Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to shine, that we may be saved!
4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?
O LORD, God of hosts! How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
5 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?
For thou causest them to eat the bread of tears, And givest them tears to drink, in full measure.
6 Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.
Thou hast made us the object of strife to our neighbors, And our enemies hold us in derision.
7 O God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
Bring us back, O God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine that we may be saved!
8 Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: thou hast cast cut the Gentiles and planted it.
Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst expel the nations, and plant it.
9 Thou wast the guide of its journey in its sight: thou plantedst the roots thereof, and it filled the land.
Thou didst prepare a place for it; It spread its roots, and filled the land.
10 The shadow of it covered the hills: and the branches thereof the cedars of God.
The mountains were covered with its shade, And its branches were like the cedars of God.
11 It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.
It sent out its boughs to the sea, And its branches to the river.
12 Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?
Why hast thou now broken down its hedges, So that all who pass by do pluck from it?
13 The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it.
The boar from the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the forest doth devour it.
14 Turn again, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard:
O God of hosts! return, we beseech thee, Look down from heaven, and behold, And have regard to this vine!
15 And perfect the same which thy right hand hath planted: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
Protect what thy right hand planted; The branch which thou madest strong for thyself!
16 Things set on fire and dug down shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
It is burnt with fire; it is cut down; Under thy rebuke they perish.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
May thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, The man whom thou madest strong for thyself!
18 And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: and we will call upon thy name.
So will we no more turn back from thee: Revive us, and upon thy name alone will we call!
19 O Lord God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
Bring us back, O LORD, God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine, that we may he saved!
