Psalms 80
1 “For the leader of the music. Upon the Shushan-Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.” Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel! Thou who leadest Joseph like a flock, Thou who sittest between the cherubs, shine forth!
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come and save us!
before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
3 Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to shine, that we may be saved!
Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
4 O LORD, God of hosts! How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?
5 For thou causest them to eat the bread of tears, And givest them tears to drink, in full measure.
You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
6 Thou hast made us the object of strife to our neighbors, And our enemies hold us in derision.
You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.
7 Bring us back, O God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine that we may be saved!
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
8 Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst expel the nations, and plant it.
You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
9 Thou didst prepare a place for it; It spread its roots, and filled the land.
You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade, And its branches were like the cedars of God.
The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 It sent out its boughs to the sea, And its branches to the river.
It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.
12 Why hast thou now broken down its hedges, So that all who pass by do pluck from it?
Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
13 The boar from the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the forest doth devour it.
The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
14 O God of hosts! return, we beseech thee, Look down from heaven, and behold, And have regard to this vine!
Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
15 Protect what thy right hand planted; The branch which thou madest strong for thyself!
the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
16 It is burnt with fire; it is cut down; Under thy rebuke they perish.
Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
17 May thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, The man whom thou madest strong for thyself!
Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
18 So will we no more turn back from thee: Revive us, and upon thy name alone will we call!
Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
19 Bring us back, O LORD, God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine, that we may he saved!
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
