Psalms 80

1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest upon the cherubim, shine forth.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might, and come to save us.

before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

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

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

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

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against 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 made them drink the full measure of their tears.

6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

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

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

8 Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt: thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it.

You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

9 Thou preparedst [room] before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.

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

10 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were [like] cedars of God.

The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.

11 She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River.

It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.

12 Why hast thou broken down her fences, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it.

The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.

14 Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,

Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—

15 And the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.

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

Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

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

Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.

18 So shall we not go back from thee: quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name,

Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.

19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.