Psalms 80

1 For the leader. On shoshannim, eduth. Of Asaph, a psalm. Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock of sheep; from your throne on the cherubs shine forth

TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] TO “LILIES OF TESTIMONY.” A PSALM OF ASAPH. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubim—shine forth,

2 before Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin. Stir up your mighty power, come to our help.

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

3 God, restore us: show us the light of your face, so we may be saved.

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

4 O Lord of hosts, how long is your anger to smoke, despite the prayer of your people?

YHWH, God of Hosts, until when? You have burned against the prayer of Your people.

5 You have fed them with bread of tears, you have made them drink tears by the measure.

You have caused them to eat bread of tears, And cause them to drink With tears a third time.

6 The scorn of our neighbours you make us, the laughing-stock of our foes.

You make us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies mock at it.

7 God of hosts, restore us: show us the light of your face, so we may be saved.

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

8 A vine out of Egypt you brought; you did drive out the nations, and plant her;

You bring a vine out of Egypt, You cast out nations, and plant it.

9 in the ground you did clear she struck root, and she filled all the land.

You have looked before it, and root it, And it fills the land,

10 The shade of her covered the mountains, her branches the cedars of God.

Hills have been covered [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.

11 She sent forth her shoots to the sea, and her branches as far as the River.

It sends forth its branches to the sea, And its shoots to the river.

12 Why have you torn down her fences, and left her to be plucked at by all who pass by,

Why have You broken down its hedges, And everyone passing by the way has plucked it?

13 to be gnawed by the boar from the forest, and devoured by the beasts of the field?

A boar out of the forest tears it, And a wild beast of the fields grazes it.

14 O God of hosts, return: look down from heaven and see and visit this vine, and restore her

God of Hosts, turn back, we implore You, Look from the heavens, and see, and inspect this vine,

15 the vine which your right hand has planted.

And the root that Your right hand planted, And the branch You made strong for Yourself,

16 She is burned with fire and cut down before your stern face they are perishing.

Burned with fire—cut down, They perish from the rebuke of Your face.

17 Support the one you have chosen, the one you have raised for yourself;

Let Your hand be on the man of Your right hand On the son of man You have strengthened for Yourself.

18 then from you we will never draw back. Preserve us, and we will call on your name.

And we do not go back from You, You revive us, and in Your Name we call.

19 Lord, God of hosts, restore us: Show us the light of your face, so we may be saved.

O YHWH, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Your face to shine, and we are saved!