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,

To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest [between] the cherubim, shine forth.

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

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance.

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

O God, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

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

Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?

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

Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:

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

Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves.

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

Restore us, O God of hosts; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

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

Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt; thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it:

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

Thou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land;

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

The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were [like] cedars of God;

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

It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river.

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

Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do 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 forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it.

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

O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine;

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

Even the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the young plant thou madest strong for thyself.

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

It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

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, upon the son of man whom thou hast made strong 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 go back from thee. Revive 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!

Restore us, O Jehovah, God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.