Psalms 80
1 For the chief musician, set to the Shoshannim Eduth style. A psalm of Asaph. Pay attention, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit above the cherubim, shine on us!
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that lead Joseph like a flock; you that dwell between the cherubim, shine forth.
2 In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your power; come and save us.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come and save us.
3 God, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.
Turn us again, O God, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.
4 Yahweh God of hosts, how long will you be angry at your people when they pray?
O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in great quantities.
You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.
6 You make us something for our neighbors to argue over, and our enemies laugh about us among themselves.
You make us a strife to our neighbors: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.
8 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it.
You have brought a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9 You cleared the land for it; it took root and filled the land.
You prepared room before it, and did cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade, the cedars of God by its branches.
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11 It sent out its branches as far as the sea and its shoots to the Euphrates River.
She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.
12 Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by along the road pluck its fruit?
Why have you then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boars out of the forest ruin it, and the beasts of the field feed on it.
The boar out of the wood does waste it, and the wild beast of the field does devour it.
14 Turn back, God of hosts; look down from heaven and take notice and take care of this vine.
Return, we beseech you, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 This is the root that your right hand planted, the shoot that you made to grow.
And the vineyard which your right hand has planted, and the branch that you made strong for yourself.
16 It has been burned and cut down; they perish because of your rebuke.
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of your countenance.
17 May your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
18 Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.
So will not we go back from you: quicken us, and we will call on your name.
19 Yahweh God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.
