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. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

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

Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

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

Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

4 O Lord of hosts, how long shall thy anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?

LORD God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

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

You have 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.

You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. 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, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

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

You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

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

You cleared the ground for it. 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 its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

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

It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to 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 have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

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 ravages it. The wild animals 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 beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, 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.

the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

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

It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

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 your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

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

So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

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

Turn us again, LORD God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.