Psalms 80

1 To the Chief Musician. For "the Lilies of Testimony." Asaph’s. A Melody. O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!

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! to our salvation.

before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

3 O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

4 O Yahweh, God of hosts! How long hast thou been wroth with the prayer of thy people?

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

5 Thou hast fed them with the food of tears, And hast caused them to drink the water of weeping in threefold abundance.

You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

6 Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbours, And, our foes, find mockery for themselves.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

7 O God of hosts, bring us back, And light up thy face, 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 A vine out of Egypt, thou didst remove, Thou didst cast out nations, and plant it;

You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

9 Thou didst make a clear space before it, So it rooted well its roots, and filled up the land;

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

10 Covered were the mountains with its shade, And, with its boughs, the mighty cedars.

The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.

11 It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea, —And, unto the River, its shoots.

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

12 Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?

Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

13 The boar out of the forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.

The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.

14 O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, —Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:

Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—

15 Yea the stock which thy right hand planted, Even upon the son thou didst secure for thyself.

the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.

16 To be burned with fire, it is cut down, —At the rebuke of thy countenance, they will perish.

Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

17 Let thy hand be, Upon the Man of thy right hand, Upon the Son of Man thou didst secure 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 not draw back from thee, Thou wilt bring us to life, And, on thy Name, will we call.

Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.

19 O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may be saved.

Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.