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.

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

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

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

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

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

LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

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

You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

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

You make us a source of contention to our neighbours. Our enemies laugh amongst themselves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the River.

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

Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

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

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

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

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