Psalms 80

1 “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.

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

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

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

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

4 O Lord of hosts, how long shall thy anger smoke 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 hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou preparedst [room] before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.

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

The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were [like] cedars of God.

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

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

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

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

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

The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it.

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

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

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

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

16 It is burnt with fire, it is hewn down; because of the rebuke of thy countenance do they perish.

It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

17 Let thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, over the son of man whom thou hast made 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 Then will we not swerve from thee: revive us again, and we will call on thy name.

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

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

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