Psalms 80

1 “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.

For the chief musician, set to the Shoshannim Eduth style. A psalm of Asaph. Pay attention, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit above the cherubim, shine on us!

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Menasseh awaken thy might, and come to our help.

In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your power; come and save us.

3 O God, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.

God, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.

4 O Lord of hosts, how long shall thy anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?

Yahweh God of hosts, how long will you be angry at your people when they pray?

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears, and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in great quantities.

6 Thou renderest us a contest unto our neighbors: and our enemies hold derision among themselves.

You make us something for our neighbors to argue over, and our enemies laugh about us among themselves.

7 O God of hosts, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.

God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.

8 A vine didst thou remove out of Egypt: thou drovest out nations, and plantedst it.

You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it.

9 Thou didst clear out a place before it, and it struck its root deeply, and it filled the land.

You cleared the land for it; it took root and filled the land.

10 Mountains were covered with its shadow, and with its boughs the cedars of God.

The mountains were covered with its shade, the cedars of God by its branches.

11 It sent out its tendrils as far as the sea, and unto the river its suckers.

It sent out its branches as far as the sea and its shoots to the Euphrates River.

12 Wherefore hast thou now broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way pluck the fruit from it?

Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by along the road pluck its fruit?

13 The boar out of the forest doth gnaw at it, and what moveth on the field feedeth on it.

The boars out of the forest ruin it, and the beasts of the field feed on it.

14 O God of hosts, return; I pray thee, look down from heaven, and behold, and think of this vine;

Turn back, God of hosts; look down from heaven and take notice and take care of this vine.

15 And of the sprout which thy right hand hath planted, and of the branch that thou hast made strong for thyself.

This is the root that your right hand planted, the shoot that you made to grow.

16 It is burnt with fire, it is hewn down; because of the rebuke of thy countenance do they perish.

It has been burned and cut down; they perish because of your rebuke.

17 Let thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, over the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself.

May your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

18 Then will we not swerve from thee: revive us again, and we will call on thy name.

Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.

19 O Lord God of hosts, cause us to return: let thy countenance shine, that we may be saved.

Yahweh God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.