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 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 and Beniamin and Manasseh stirre vp thy strength, and come to helpe vs.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come and save us!
3 Turne vs againe, O God, and cause thy face to shine that we may be saued.
Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to 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, God of hosts! How long wilt thou be angry 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.
For thou causest them to eat the bread of tears, And givest them tears to drink, in full measure.
6 Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at vs among themselues.
Thou hast made us the object of strife to our neighbors, And our enemies hold us in derision.
7 Turne vs againe, O God of hostes: cause thy face to shine, and we shalbe saued.
Bring us back, O God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine that we may be saved!
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst expel the nations, and plant it.
9 Thou madest roume for it, and didest cause it to take roote, and it filled the land.
Thou didst prepare a place for it; It spread its roots, 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 with its shade, And its branches were like the cedars of God.
11 Shee stretched out her branches vnto the Sea, and her boughes vnto the Riuer.
It sent out its boughs to the sea, And its branches to the river.
12 Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges, so that all they, which passe by the way, haue plucked her?
Why hast thou now broken down its hedges, So that all who pass by do pluck 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 from the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the forest doth devour 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, we beseech thee, Look down from heaven, and behold, And have regard to this vine!
15 And the vineyard, that thy right hand hath planted, and the young vine, which thou madest strong for thy selfe.
Protect what thy right hand planted; The branch which thou madest 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 cut down; Under thy rebuke 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.
May thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, The man whom thou madest strong for thyself!
18 So will not we goe backe from thee: reuiue thou vs, and we shall call vpon thy Name.
So will we no more turn back from thee: Revive us, and upon thy name alone will we call!
19 Turne vs againe, O Lord God of hostes: cause thy face to shine and we shalbe saued.
Bring us back, O LORD, God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine, that we may he saved!
