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.
To the Chief Musician. For "the Lilies of Testimony." Asaph’s. A Melody. O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Menasseh awaken thy might, and come to our help.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come! to our salvation.
3 O God, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.
4 O Lord of hosts, how long shall thy anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?
O Yahweh, God of hosts! How long hast thou been wroth with 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 food of tears, And hast caused them to drink the water of weeping in threefold abundance.
6 Thou renderest us a contest unto our neighbors: and our enemies hold derision among themselves.
Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbours, And, our foes, find mockery for themselves.
7 O God of hosts, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
O God of hosts, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.
8 A vine didst thou remove out of Egypt: thou drovest out nations, and plantedst it.
A vine out of Egypt, thou didst remove, Thou didst cast out nations, and plant it;
9 Thou didst clear out a place before it, and it struck its root deeply, and it filled the land.
Thou didst make a clear space before it, So it rooted well its roots, and filled up the land;
10 Mountains were covered with its shadow, and with its boughs the cedars of God.
Covered were the mountains with its shade, And, with its boughs, the mighty cedars.
11 It sent out its tendrils as far as the sea, and unto the river its suckers.
It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea, —And, unto the River, its shoots.
12 Wherefore hast thou now broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way pluck the fruit from it?
Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?
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 forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.
14 O God of hosts, return; I pray thee, look down from heaven, and behold, and think of this vine;
O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, —Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:
15 And of the sprout which thy right hand hath planted, and of the branch that thou hast made strong for thyself.
Yea the stock which thy right hand planted, Even upon the son thou didst secure for thyself.
16 It is burnt with fire, it is hewn down; because of the rebuke of thy countenance do they perish.
To be burned with fire, it is cut down, —At the rebuke of thy countenance, they will perish.
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 thou didst secure for thyself;
18 Then will we not swerve from thee: revive us again, and we will call on thy name.
So will we not draw back from thee, Thou wilt bring us to life, And, on thy Name, will we call.
19 O Lord God of hosts, cause us to return: let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may be saved.
