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 upon Shoshannim; an 'Eduth by Assaph; a psalm.” O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Menasseh awaken thy might, and come to our help.
3 O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
O God, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
4 Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.
O Lord of hosts, how long shall thy 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 feedest them with the bread of tears, and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.
Thou renderest us a contest unto our neighbors: and our enemies hold derision among themselves.
7 God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
O God of hosts, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
8 A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.
A vine didst thou remove out of Egypt: thou drovest out nations, and plantedst it.
9 Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,
Thou didst clear out a place before it, and it struck its root deeply, and it filled the land.
10 Covered have been hills [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.
Mountains were covered with its shadow, and with its boughs the cedars of God.
11 It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.
It sent out its tendrils as far as the sea, and unto the river its suckers.
12 Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?
Wherefore hast thou now broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way pluck the fruit from 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 gnaw at it, and what moveth on the field feedeth on it.
14 God of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven, and see, and inspect this vine,
O God of hosts, return; I pray thee, look down from heaven, and behold, and think of this vine;
15 And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,
And of the sprout which thy right hand hath planted, and of the branch that thou hast made strong for thyself.
16 Burnt with fire — cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.
It is burnt with fire, it is hewn down; because of the rebuke of thy countenance do they perish.
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 over the man of thy right hand, over 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.
Then will we not swerve from thee: revive us again, and we will call on thy name.
19 O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!
O Lord God of hosts, cause us to return: let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.
