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 Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

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

Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

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

Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

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

LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer 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 have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

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

You make us a source of contention to our neighbours. Our enemies laugh amongst themselves.

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

Turn us again, God of Hosts. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

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

You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted 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. It took deep root, and filled the land.

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

The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

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, its shoots to 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 those who pass by the way pluck it?

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

The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

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

Turn again, we beg you, God of Hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

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

the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

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

It’s burnt with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

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 on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

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

So 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.

Turn us again, LORD God of Hosts. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.