Psalms 80

1 For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A testimony. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.

“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 Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Thy might, and come to save us.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Menasseh awaken thy might, and come to our help.

3 O God, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

O God, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.

4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt Thou be angry 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 fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears, and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.

Thou renderest us a contest unto our neighbors: and our enemies hold derision among themselves.

7 O God of hosts, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

O God of hosts, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.

8 Thou didst pluck up a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst drive out the nations, and didst plant it.

A vine didst thou remove out of Egypt: thou drovest out nations, and plantedst it.

9 Thou didst clear a place before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.

Thou didst clear out a place before it, and it struck its root deeply, and it filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the mighty cedars with the boughs thereof.

Mountains were covered with its shadow, and with its boughs the cedars of God.

11 She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River.

It sent out its tendrils as far as the sea, and unto the river its suckers.

12 Why hast Thou broken down her fences, so that all they that pass by the way do pluck her?

Wherefore hast thou now broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way pluck the fruit from it?

13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, that which moveth in the field feedeth on it.

The boar out of the forest doth gnaw at it, and what moveth on the field feedeth on it.

14 O God of hosts, return, we beseech Thee; look from heaven, and behold, and be mindful of this vine,

O God of hosts, return; I pray thee, look down from heaven, and behold, and think of this vine;

15 And of the stock which Thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that Thou madest strong for Thyself.

And of the sprout which thy right hand hath planted, and of the branch that thou hast made strong for thyself.

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; 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 Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself.

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 shall we not turn back from Thee; quicken Thou us, and we will call upon Thy name.

Then will we not swerve from thee: revive us again, and we will call on thy name.

19 O LORD God of hosts, restore us; cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

O Lord God of hosts, cause us to return: let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.