Psalms 80

1 TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] TO “LILIES OF TESTIMONY.” A PSALM OF ASAPH. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubim—shine forth,

To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.

2 Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Your might, and come for our salvation.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, let your strength be awake from sleep, and come as our salvation.

3 O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Your face to shine, and we are saved.

Take us back again, O God; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

4 YHWH, God of Hosts, until when? You have burned against the prayer of Your people.

O Lord God of armies, how long will your wrath be burning against the rest of your people?

5 You have caused them to eat bread of tears, And cause them to drink With tears a third time.

You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure.

6 You make us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies mock at it.

You make us a cause of war among our neighbours; our haters are laughing at us among themselves.

7 God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Your face to shine, and we are saved.

Take us back again, O God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

8 You bring a vine out of Egypt, You cast out nations, and plant it.

You took a vine out of Egypt: driving out the nations, and planting it in their land.

9 You have looked before it, and root it, And it fills the land,

You made ready a place for it, so that it might take deep root, and it sent out its branches over all the land.

10 Hills have been covered [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.

The mountains were covered with its shade, and the great trees with its branches.

11 It sends forth its branches to the sea, And its shoots to the river.

It sent out its arms to the Sea, and its branches to the River.

12 Why have You broken down its hedges, And everyone passing by the way has plucked it?

Why are its walls broken down by your hands, so that all who go by may take its fruit?

13 A boar out of the forest tears it, And a wild beast of the fields grazes it.

It is uprooted by the pigs from the woods, the beasts of the field get their food from it.

14 God of Hosts, turn back, we implore You, Look from the heavens, and see, and inspect this vine,

Come back, O God of armies: from heaven let your eyes be turned to this vine, and give your mind to it,

15 And the root that Your right hand planted, And the branch You made strong for Yourself,

Even to the tree which was planted by your right hand, and to the branch which you made strong for yourself.

16 Burned with fire—cut down, They perish from the rebuke of Your face.

It is burned with fire; it is cut down: they are made waste by the wrath of your face.

17 Let Your hand be on the man of Your right hand On the son of man You have strengthened for Yourself.

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

18 And we do not go back from You, You revive us, and in Your Name we call.

So will we not be turned back from you; keep us in life, and we will give praise to your name.

19 O YHWH, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Your face to shine, and we are saved!

Take us back, O Lord God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.