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 Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest upon the cherubim, 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 might, and come to 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 thy 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 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.

Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

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

Thou makest 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 thy 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.

Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt: thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it.

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

Thou preparedst [room] before it, and it took deep 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 with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were [like] cedars of God.

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

She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots 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 hast thou broken down her fences, 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 doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it.

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

Turn again, we beseech thee, 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 stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that 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 burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy 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 thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of 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 shall we not go back from thee: quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy 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 thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.