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.

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that lead Joseph like a flock; you that dwell between the cherubims, shine forth.

2 Before Ephraim and Beniamin and Manasseh stirre vp thy strength, and come to helpe vs.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come and save us.

3 Turne vs againe, O God, and cause thy face to shine that we may be saued.

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

5 Thou hast fedde them with the bread of teares, and giuen them teares to drinke with great measure.

You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.

6 Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at vs among themselues.

You make us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 Turne vs againe, O God of hostes: cause thy face to shine, and we shalbe saued.

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

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

You have brought a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9 Thou madest roume for it, and didest cause it to take roote, and it filled the land.

You prepared room before it, and did cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

10 The mountaines were couered with the shadowe of it, and the boughes thereof were like the goodly cedars.

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

11 Shee stretched out her branches vnto the Sea, and her boughes vnto the Riuer.

She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto 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 then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

13 The wilde bore out of the wood hath destroyed it, and the wilde beastes of the fielde haue eaten it vp.

The boar out of the wood does waste it, and the wild beast of the field does devour it.

14 Returne we beseech thee, O God of hostes: looke downe from heauen and beholde and visite this vine,

Return, we plead to you, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

15 And the vineyard, that thy right hand hath planted, and the young vine, which thou madest strong for thy selfe.

And the vineyard which your right hand has planted, and the branch that you made strong for yourself.

16 It is burnt with fire and cut downe: and they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

It is burned with fire, it is cut down: 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 of your right hand, upon the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

18 So will not we goe backe from thee: reuiue thou vs, and we shall call vpon thy Name.

So will not we go back from you: quicken us, and we will call upon your name.

19 Turne vs againe, O Lord God of hostes: cause thy face to shine and we shalbe saued.

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