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.
“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 Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Thy might, and come to save us.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come and save us!
3 O God, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to 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, God of hosts! How long wilt thou be angry 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.
For thou causest them to eat the bread of tears, And givest them tears to drink, in full measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.
Thou hast made us the object of strife to our neighbors, And our enemies hold us in derision.
7 O God of hosts, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Bring us back, O God of hosts! And cause thy face to 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.
Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst expel the nations, and plant it.
9 Thou didst clear a place before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.
Thou didst prepare a place for it; It spread its roots, and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the mighty cedars with the boughs thereof.
The mountains were covered with its shade, And its branches were like the cedars of God.
11 She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River.
It sent out its boughs to the sea, And its branches to the river.
12 Why hast Thou broken down her fences, so that all they that pass by the way do pluck her?
Why hast thou now broken down its hedges, So that all who pass by do pluck from it?
13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, that which moveth in the field feedeth on it.
The boar from the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the forest doth devour 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, we beseech thee, Look down from heaven, and behold, And have regard to this vine!
15 And of the stock which Thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that Thou madest strong for Thyself.
Protect what thy right hand planted; The branch which thou madest 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 cut down; Under thy rebuke 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.
May thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, The man whom thou madest strong for thyself!
18 So shall we not turn back from Thee; quicken Thou us, and we will call upon Thy name.
So will we no more turn back from thee: Revive us, and upon thy name alone will we call!
19 O LORD God of hosts, restore us; cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Bring us back, O LORD, God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine, that we may he saved!
