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,
For the music director. A psalm of Asaph. To the tune “Lilies of the Covenant.” Please hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead the descendants of Joseph like a flock. You who sit on your throne above the cherubim, shine out
2 Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Your might, and come for our salvation.
in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Gather together your power and come to save us!
3 O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Your face to shine, and we are saved.
God, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved.
4 YHWH, God of Hosts, until when? You have burned against the prayer of Your people.
Lord God Almighty, how long will you be angry with the prayers of your people?
5 You have caused them to eat bread of tears, And cause them to drink With tears a third time.
You fed them with the bread of tears, and gave them a full bowl of tears to drink.
6 You make us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies mock at it.
You turn us into victims our neighbors fight over; our enemies mock us.
7 God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Your face to shine, and we are saved.
God Almighty, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved!
8 You bring a vine out of Egypt, You cast out nations, and plant it.
You carried us out of Egypt like a vine. You drove out the heathen nations, and then you planted the vine.
9 You have looked before it, and root it, And it fills the land,
You prepared the ground for the vine. It took root and filled the land.
10 Hills have been covered [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.
The mountains were covered by its shade; its branches covered the great cedars.
11 It sends forth its branches to the sea, And its shoots to the river.
It sent its branches as far west as the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots as far east as the Euphrates River.
12 Why have You broken down its hedges, And everyone passing by the way has plucked it?
So why have you broken down the walls that protect it so that everyone who passes by can steal its fruit?
13 A boar out of the forest tears it, And a wild beast of the fields grazes it.
Wild pigs from the forest eat it, wild animals feed on it.
14 God of Hosts, turn back, we implore You, Look from the heavens, and see, and inspect this vine,
God Almighty, please return to us! Look down from heaven and see what's happening to us! Come and care for this vine
15 And the root that Your right hand planted, And the branch You made strong for Yourself,
that you planted yourself, this son that you brought up yourself.
16 Burned with fire—cut down, They perish from the rebuke of Your face.
We, your vine, have been chopped down and burned. May those who did this die when you glare at them.
17 Let Your hand be on the man of Your right hand On the son of man You have strengthened for Yourself.
Protect the man who stands beside you; strengthen the son you have chosen.
18 And we do not go back from You, You revive us, and in Your Name we call.
Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us so we can pray to you.
19 O YHWH, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Your face to shine, and we are saved!
Lord God Almighty, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved.
