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.
“To the chief musician upon Shoshannim; an 'Eduth by Assaph; a psalm.” O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest 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 Menasseh awaken thy might, and come to our help.
3 Turne vs againe, O God, and cause thy face to shine that we may be saued.
O God, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, 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 of hosts, how long shall thy anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?
5 Thou hast fedde them with the bread of teares, and giuen them teares to drinke with great measure.
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears, and givest 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.
Thou renderest us a contest unto our neighbors: and our enemies hold derision among themselves.
7 Turne vs againe, O God of hostes: cause thy face to shine, and we shalbe saued.
O God of hosts, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
A vine didst thou remove out of Egypt: thou drovest out nations, and plantedst it.
9 Thou madest roume for it, and didest cause it to take roote, and it filled the land.
Thou didst clear out a place before it, and it struck its root deeply, and it filled the land.
10 The mountaines were couered with the shadowe of it, and the boughes thereof were like the goodly cedars.
Mountains were covered with its shadow, and with its boughs the cedars of God.
11 Shee stretched out her branches vnto the Sea, and her boughes vnto the Riuer.
It sent out its tendrils as far as the sea, and unto the river its suckers.
12 Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges, so that all they, which passe by the way, haue plucked her?
Wherefore hast thou now broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way pluck the fruit from it?
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 forest doth gnaw at it, and what moveth on the field feedeth on it.
14 Returne we beseech thee, O God of hostes: looke downe from heauen and beholde and visite this vine,
O God of hosts, return; I pray thee, look down from heaven, and behold, and think of this vine;
15 And the vineyard, that thy right hand hath planted, and the young vine, which thou madest strong for thy selfe.
And of the sprout which thy right hand hath planted, and of the branch that thou hast made strong for thyself.
16 It is burnt with fire and cut downe: and they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
It is burnt with fire, it is hewn down; because of the rebuke of thy countenance do they perish.
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 thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, over the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself.
18 So will not we goe backe from thee: reuiue thou vs, and we shall call vpon thy Name.
Then will we not swerve from thee: revive us again, and we will call on thy name.
19 Turne vs againe, O Lord God of hostes: cause thy face to shine and we shalbe saued.
O Lord God of hosts, cause us to return: let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
