Psalms 80

1 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.

To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. — A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs — shine forth,

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

Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.

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

O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

4 LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.

5 You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

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

Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.

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

God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

8 You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.

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

Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

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

Covered have been hills [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.

11 It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the River.

It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.

12 Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?

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

A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.

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

God of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven, and see, and inspect this vine,

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

And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,

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

Burnt with fire — cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.

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

Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right hand, On the son of man Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.

18 So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

And we do not go back from Thee, Thou dost revive us, and in Thy name we call.

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

O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!