Psalms 80

1 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,

For the end, for alternate [strains], a testimony for Asaph, a Psalm concerning the Assyrian. Attend, O Shepherd of Israel, who guidest Joseph like a flock; thou who sittest upon the cherubs, manifest thyself;

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

before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasse, stir up thy power, and come to deliver us.

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

Turn us, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be delivered.

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

O Lord God of hosts, how long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant?

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

Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.

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

Thou has made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us.

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

Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. (Pause)

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

Thou hast transplanted a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

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

Thou madest a way before it, and didst cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled [with it].

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

Its shadow covered the mountains, and its shoots [equalled] the goodly cedars.

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

It sent forth its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the river.

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

Wherefore hast thou broken down its hedge, while all that pass by the way pluck it?

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

The boar out of the wood has laid it waste, and the wild beast has devoured it.

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

O God of hosts, turn, we pray thee: look on [us] from heaven, and behold and visit this vine;

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

and restore that which thy right hand has planted: and look on the son of man whom thou didst strengthen for thyself.

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

[It is] burnt with fire and dug up: they shall perish at the rebuke of thy presence.

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

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, and upon the son of man whom thou didst strengthen for thyself.

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

So will we not depart from thee: thou shalt quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

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

Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and make thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.