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. For "the Lilies of Testimony." Asaph’s. A Melody. O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
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 salvation.
3 O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.
4 Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.
O Yahweh, God of hosts! How long hast thou been wroth with 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 food of tears, And hast caused them to drink the water of weeping in threefold abundance.
6 Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.
Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbours, And, our foes, find mockery for themselves.
7 God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
O God of hosts, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.
8 A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.
A vine out of Egypt, thou didst remove, Thou didst cast out nations, and plant it;
9 Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,
Thou didst make a clear space before it, So it rooted well its roots, and filled up the land;
10 Covered have been hills [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.
Covered were the mountains with its shade, And, with its boughs, the mighty cedars.
11 It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.
It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea, —And, unto the River, its shoots.
12 Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?
Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?
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, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.
14 God of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven, and see, and inspect this vine,
O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, —Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:
15 And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,
Yea the stock which thy right hand planted, Even upon the son thou didst secure for thyself.
16 Burnt with fire — cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.
To be burned with fire, it is cut down, —At the rebuke of thy countenance, they will 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, Upon the Man of thy right hand, Upon the Son of Man thou didst secure 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 draw back from thee, Thou wilt bring us to life, And, on thy Name, will we call.
19 O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!
O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may be saved.
