Psalms 80

1 Unto the end. For those who will be changed. The testimony of Asaph. A Psalm. The One who reigns over Israel: Be attentive. For you lead Joseph like a sheep. The One who sits upon the cherubim: 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 in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Awaken your power and draw near, so as to accomplish our salvation.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come and save us!

3 Convert us, O God. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.

Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to shine, that we may be saved!

4 O Lord, God of hosts, how long will you be angry over the prayer of your servant?

O LORD, God of hosts! How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

5 How long will you feed us the bread of tears, and give us to drink a full measure of tears?

For thou causest them to eat the bread of tears, And givest them tears to drink, in full measure.

6 You have set us as a contradiction to our neighbors. And our enemies have ridiculed us.

Thou hast made us the object of strife to our neighbors, And our enemies hold us in derision.

7 O God of hosts, convert us. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.

Bring us back, O God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine that we may be saved!

8 You have transferred a vineyard from Egypt. You have cast out the Gentiles, and planted it.

Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst expel the nations, and plant it.

9 You were the leader of the journey in its sight. You planted its roots, and it filled the earth.

Thou didst prepare a place for it; It spread its roots, and filled the land.

10 Its shadow covered the hills, and its branches covered the cedars of God.

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

11 It extended its new branches even to the sea, and its new seedlings even to the river.

It sent out its boughs to the sea, And its branches to the river.

12 So then, why have you destroyed its walls, so that all those who pass by the way gather its grapes?

Why hast thou now broken down its hedges, So that all who pass by do pluck from it?

13 The wild boar of the forest has trampled it, and a single wild beast has laid waste to it.

The boar from the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the forest doth devour it.

14 Turn back, O God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard;

O God of hosts! return, we beseech thee, Look down from heaven, and behold, And have regard to this vine!

15 and complete what your right hand has planted, and look upon the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.

Protect what thy right hand planted; The branch which thou madest strong for thyself!

16 Whatever has been set on fire and dug under will perish at the rebuke of your countenance.

It is burnt with fire; it is cut down; Under thy rebuke they perish.

17 Let your hand be over the man on your right, and over the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.

May thy hand be over the man of thy right hand, The man whom thou madest strong for thyself!

18 For we do not depart from you, and you will revive us. And we will invoke your name.

So will we no more turn back from thee: Revive us, and upon thy name alone will we call!

19 O Lord, God of hosts, convert us. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.

Bring us back, O LORD, God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine, that we may he saved!