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,

Hear us, Ro'i [Shepherd Provider] of Israel [God prevails], you who lead Joseph [May he add] like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

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

Before Ephraim [Fruit] and Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south] and Manasseh [Causing to forget], stir up your might! Come to bring yishu'ah ·salvation· for us!

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

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

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

Adonai Elohei Tzva'ot [Yahweh God Commander of heaven’s armies], How long will you be angry against the prayer 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 fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

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

You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

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

Turn us again, Elohim Tzva'ot [God Commander of heaven’s armies]. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

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

You brought a vine out of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. You divorced and drove out the nations, and planted it.

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

You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

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

The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

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

It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.

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

Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

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

The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

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

Turn again, we beg you, Elohim Tzva'ot [God Commander of heaven’s armies]. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turn us again, Adonai Elohei Tzva'ot [Yahweh God Commander of heaven’s armies]. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.