Psalms 80

1 To him that excelleth on Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Heare, O thou Shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like sheepe: shewe thy brightnes, thou that sittest betweene the Cherubims.

To the Chief Musician. For "the Lilies of Testimony." Asaph’s. A Melody. O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!

2 Before Ephraim and Beniamin and Manasseh stirre vp thy strength, and come to helpe vs.

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come! to our salvation.

3 Turne vs againe, O God, and cause thy face to shine that we may be saued.

O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.

4 O Lord God of hostes, how long wilt thou be angrie against the prayer of thy people?

O Yahweh, God of hosts! How long hast thou been wroth with the prayer of thy people?

5 Thou hast fedde them with the bread of teares, and giuen them teares to drinke with great measure.

Thou hast fed them with the food of tears, And hast caused them to drink the water of weeping in threefold abundance.

6 Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at vs among themselues.

Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbours, And, our foes, find mockery for themselves.

7 Turne vs againe, O God of hostes: cause thy face to shine, and we shalbe saued.

O God of hosts, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

A vine out of Egypt, thou didst remove, Thou didst cast out nations, and plant it;

9 Thou madest roume for it, and didest cause it to take roote, and it filled the land.

Thou didst make a clear space before it, So it rooted well its roots, and filled up the land;

10 The mountaines were couered with the shadowe of it, and the boughes thereof were like the goodly cedars.

Covered were the mountains with its shade, And, with its boughs, the mighty cedars.

11 Shee stretched out her branches vnto the Sea, and her boughes vnto the Riuer.

It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea, —And, unto the River, its shoots.

12 Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges, so that all they, which passe by the way, haue plucked her?

Wherefore hast thou broken down its fences, So that all who pass along the way, pluck its fruit?

13 The wilde bore out of the wood hath destroyed it, and the wilde beastes of the fielde haue eaten it vp.

The boar out of the forest, browseth upon it, And, the wild beast of the field, pastureth thereon.

14 Returne we beseech thee, O God of hostes: looke downe from heauen and beholde and visite this vine,

O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, —Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:

15 And the vineyard, that thy right hand hath planted, and the young vine, which thou madest strong for thy selfe.

Yea the stock which thy right hand planted, Even upon the son thou didst secure for thyself.

16 It is burnt with fire and cut downe: and they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

To be burned with fire, it is cut down, —At the rebuke of thy countenance, they will perish.

17 Let thine hande be vpon the man of thy right hande, and vpon the sonne of man, whome thou madest strong for thine owne selfe.

Let thy hand be, Upon the Man of thy right hand, Upon the Son of Man thou didst secure for thyself;

18 So will not we goe backe from thee: reuiue thou vs, and we shall call vpon thy Name.

So will we not draw back from thee, Thou wilt bring us to life, And, on thy Name, will we call.

19 Turne vs againe, O Lord God of hostes: cause thy face to shine and we shalbe saued.

O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may be saved.