Psalms 80

1 To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest [between] the cherubim, shine forth.

For the music director. A psalm of Asaph. To the tune “Lilies of the Covenant.” Please hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead the descendants of Joseph like a flock. You who sit on your throne above the cherubim, shine out

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance.

in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Gather together your power and come to save us!

3 O God, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

God, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved.

4 Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?

Lord God Almighty, how long will you be angry with the prayers of your people?

5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:

You fed them with the bread of tears, and gave them a full bowl of tears to drink.

6 Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves.

You turn us into victims our neighbors fight over; our enemies mock us.

7 Restore us, O God of hosts; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

God Almighty, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved!

8 Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt; thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it:

You carried us out of Egypt like a vine. You drove out the heathen nations, and then you planted the vine.

9 Thou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land;

You prepared the ground for the vine. It took root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were [like] cedars of God;

The mountains were covered by its shade; its branches covered the great cedars.

11 It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river.

It sent its branches as far west as the Mediterranean Sea, and its shoots as far east as the Euphrates River.

12 Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it?

So why have you broken down the walls that protect it so that everyone who passes by can steal its fruit?

13 The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it.

Wild pigs from the forest eat it, wild animals feed on it.

14 O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine;

God Almighty, please return to us! Look down from heaven and see what's happening to us! Come and care for this vine

15 Even the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the young plant thou madest strong for thyself.

that you planted yourself, this son that you brought up yourself.

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

We, your vine, have been chopped down and burned. May those who did this die when you glare at them.

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

Protect the man who stands beside you; strengthen the son you have chosen.

18 So will we not go back from thee. Revive us, and we will call upon thy name.

Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us so we can pray to you.

19 Restore us, O Jehovah, God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Lord God Almighty, please restore us! Let your face shine on us so we can be saved.