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 leader of the music. Upon the Shushan-Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.” Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel! Thou who leadest Joseph like a flock, Thou who sittest between the cherubs, 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 and save us!
3 O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to shine, that we may be saved!
4 Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.
O LORD, God of hosts! How long wilt thou be angry 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.
For thou causest them to eat the bread of tears, And givest them tears to drink, in full measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.
Thou hast made us the object of strife to our neighbors, And our enemies hold us in derision.
7 God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
Bring us back, O God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine that we may be saved!
8 A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.
Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst expel the nations, and plant it.
9 Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,
Thou didst prepare a place for it; It spread its roots, 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 shade, And its branches were like the cedars of God.
11 It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.
It sent out its boughs to the sea, And its branches to the river.
12 Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?
Why hast thou now broken down its hedges, So that all who pass by do pluck from it?
13 A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.
The boar from the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the forest doth devour 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 heaven, and behold, And have regard to this vine!
15 And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,
Protect what thy right hand planted; The branch which thou madest strong for thyself!
16 Burnt with fire — cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.
It is burnt with fire; it is cut down; Under thy rebuke they perish.
17 Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right hand, On the son of man Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.
May thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, The man whom thou madest 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 no more turn back from thee: Revive us, and upon thy name alone will we call!
19 O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!
Bring us back, O LORD, God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine, that we may he saved!
