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 music director. A psalm of Asaph. To the tune “Lilies of the Covenant.” Please hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead the descendants of Joseph like a flock. You who sit on your throne above the cherubim, shine out
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come! to our salvation.
in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Gather together your power and come to save us!
3 O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.
God, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved.
4 O Yahweh, God of hosts! How long hast thou been wroth with the prayer of thy people?
Lord God Almighty, how long will you be angry with 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 gave them a full bowl of tears to drink.
6 Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbours, And, our foes, find mockery for themselves.
You turn us into victims our neighbors fight over; our enemies mock us.
7 O God of hosts, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.
God Almighty, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved!
8 A vine out of Egypt, thou didst remove, Thou didst cast out nations, and plant it;
You carried us out of Egypt like a vine. You drove out the heathen nations, and then you planted the vine.
9 Thou didst make a clear space before it, So it rooted well its roots, and filled up the land;
You prepared the ground for the vine. 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; its branches covered the great cedars.
11 It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea, —And, unto the River, its shoots.
It sent its branches as far west as the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots as far east as the Euphrates River.
12 Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?
So why have you broken down the walls that protect it so that everyone who passes by can steal its fruit?
13 The boar out of the forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.
Wild pigs from the forest eat it, wild animals feed on it.
14 O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, —Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:
God Almighty, please return to us! Look down from heaven and see what's happening to us! Come and care for this vine
15 Yea the stock which thy right hand planted, Even upon the son thou didst secure for thyself.
that you planted yourself, this son that you brought up yourself.
16 To be burned with fire, it is cut down, —At the rebuke of thy countenance, they will perish.
We, your vine, have been chopped down and burned. May those who did this die when you glare at them.
17 Let thy hand be, Upon the Man of thy right hand, Upon the Son of Man thou didst secure for thyself;
Protect the man who stands beside you; strengthen the son you have chosen.
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 so we can pray to you.
19 O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may be saved.
Lord God Almighty, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved.
