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 chief musician, set to the Shoshannim Eduth style. A psalm of Asaph. Pay attention, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit above the cherubim, shine on us!

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

In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your power; come and save us.

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

God, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.

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

Yahweh God of hosts, how long will you be angry at your people when they pray?

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 great quantities.

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

You make us something for our neighbors to argue over, and our enemies laugh about us among themselves.

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

God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, 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; you drove out nations and transplanted it.

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

You cleared the land for it; 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 with its shade, the cedars of God by its branches.

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

It sent out its branches as far as the sea and its shoots to the Euphrates 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 who pass by along the road pluck its fruit?

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

The boars out of the forest ruin it, and the beasts 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 back, God of hosts; look down from heaven and take notice and take care of this vine.

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

This is the root that your right hand planted, the shoot that you made to grow.

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

It has been burned and cut down; they perish because of your rebuke.

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

May 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.

Then 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!

Yahweh God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.