Psalms 80
1 To him that excelleth on Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Heare, O thou Shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like sheepe: shewe thy brightnes, thou that sittest betweene the Cherubims.
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 Beniamin and Manasseh stirre vp thy strength, and come to helpe vs.
before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
3 Turne vs againe, O God, and cause thy face to shine that we may be saued.
Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
4 O Lord God of hostes, how long wilt thou be angrie 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 fedde them with the bread of teares, and giuen them teares to drinke with great measure.
You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
6 Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at vs among themselues.
You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.
7 Turne vs againe, O God of hostes: cause thy face to shine, and we shalbe saued.
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
9 Thou madest roume for it, and didest cause it to take roote, and it filled the land.
You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
10 The mountaines were couered with the shadowe of it, and the boughes thereof were like the goodly cedars.
The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 Shee stretched out her branches vnto the Sea, and her boughes vnto the Riuer.
It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.
12 Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges, so that all they, which passe by the way, haue plucked her?
Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
13 The wilde bore out of the wood hath destroyed it, and the wilde beastes of the fielde haue eaten it vp.
The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
14 Returne we beseech thee, O God of hostes: looke downe from heauen and beholde and visite this vine,
Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
15 And the vineyard, that thy right hand hath planted, and the young vine, which thou madest strong for thy selfe.
the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
16 It is burnt with fire and cut downe: and 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 thine hande be vpon the man of thy right hande, and vpon the sonne of man, whome thou madest strong for thine owne selfe.
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 not we goe backe from thee: reuiue thou vs, and we shall call vpon thy Name.
Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
19 Turne vs againe, O Lord God of hostes: cause thy face to shine and we shalbe saued.
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
