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!

Unto the end. For those who will be changed. The testimony of Asaph. A Psalm. The One who reigns over Israel: Be attentive. For you lead Joseph like a sheep. The One who sits upon the cherubim: Shine forth

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come! to our salvation.

in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Awaken your power and draw near, so as to accomplish our salvation.

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

Convert us, O God. And reveal your face, and we will 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 you be angry over the prayer of your servant?

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

How long will you feed us the bread of tears, and give us to drink a full measure of tears?

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

You have set us as a contradiction to our neighbors. And our enemies have ridiculed us.

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

O God of hosts, convert us. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.

8 A vine out of Egypt, thou didst remove, Thou didst cast out nations, and plant it;

You have transferred a vineyard from Egypt. You have cast out the Gentiles, and planted it.

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

You were the leader of the journey in its sight. You planted its roots, and it filled the earth.

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

Its shadow covered the hills, and its branches covered the cedars of God.

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

It extended its new branches even to the sea, and its new seedlings even to the river.

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

So then, why have you destroyed its walls, so that all those who pass by the way gather its grapes?

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

The wild boar of the forest has trampled it, and a single wild beast has laid waste to it.

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

Turn back, O God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard;

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

and complete what your right hand has planted, and look upon the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.

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

Whatever has been set on fire and dug under will 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 over the man on your right, and over the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.

18 So will we not draw back from thee, Thou wilt bring us to life, And, on thy Name, will we call.

For we do not depart from you, and you will revive us. And we will invoke your name.

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

O Lord, God of hosts, convert us. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.