Psalms 80

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

3 Turn us again, O Elohim, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Restore us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

4 O YHWH Elohim 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 feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great 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 laugh among themselves.

Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 Turn us again, O Elohim of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Restore 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 hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

Thou didst prepare room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

The hills were covered with its shadow, and its boughs were like the goodly cedars.

11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.

12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

Why hast thou then broke down her hedges, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck her?

13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

The boar from the forest doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

14 Return, we beseech thee, O Elohim of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

And the vineyard which thy right hand planted, and the branch that 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: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

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 upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

So will we not go back from thee: revive us, and we will call upon thy name.

19 Turn us again, O YHWH Elohim of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Restore us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.