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. On shoshannim, eduth. Of Asaph, a psalm. Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock of sheep; from your throne on the cherubs shine forth
2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.
before Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin. Stir up your mighty power, come to our help.
3 Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.
God, restore us: show us the light of your face, so we may be saved.
4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?
O Lord of hosts, how long is your anger to smoke, despite the prayer of your people?
5 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?
You have fed them with bread of tears, you have made them drink tears by the measure.
6 Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.
The scorn of our neighbors you make us, the laughing-stock of our foes.
7 O God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
God of hosts, restore us: show us the light of your face, so we may be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: thou hast cast cut the Gentiles and planted it.
A vine out of Egypt you brought; you did drive out the nations, and plant her;
9 Thou wast the guide of its journey in its sight: thou plantedst the roots thereof, and it filled the land.
in the ground you did clear she struck root, and she filled all the land.
10 The shadow of it covered the hills: and the branches thereof the cedars of God.
The shade of her covered the mountains, her branches the cedars of God.
11 It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.
She sent forth her shoots to the sea, and her branches as far as the River.
12 Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?
Why have you torn down her fences, and left her to be plucked at by all who pass by,
13 The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it.
to be gnawed by the boar from the forest, and devoured by the beasts of the field?
14 Turn again, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard:
O God of hosts, return: look down from heaven and see and visit this vine, and restore her
15 And perfect the same which thy right hand hath planted: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
the vine which your right hand has planted.
16 Things set on fire and dug down shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
She is burned with fire and cut down before your stern face they are perishing.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.
Support the one you have chosen, the one you have raised for yourself;
18 And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: and we will call upon thy name.
then from you we will never draw back. Preserve us, and we will call on your name.
19 O Lord God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.
Lord, God of hosts, restore us: Show us the light of your face, so we may be saved.
