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

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

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

Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

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

Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

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

Yahweh God of Armies, how long will you be angry 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 fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

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

You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

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

Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

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

You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

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

You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

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

The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

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

It sent out its branches to the sea, 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 walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

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

The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

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

Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

15 the vine which your right hand has planted.

the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

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

It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

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 whom you made strong for yourself.

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

So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

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

Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.