Psalms 80

1 For the chief musician, set to the Shoshannim Eduth style. A psalm of Asaph. Pay attention, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit above the cherubim, shine on us!

For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A testimony. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.

2 In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your power; come and save us.

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

3 God, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.

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

4 Yahweh God of hosts, how long will you be angry at your people when they pray?

O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt Thou be angry against the prayer of Thy people?

5 You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in great quantities.

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

6 You make us something for our neighbors to argue over, and our enemies laugh about us among themselves.

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.

7 God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.

O God of hosts, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

8 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it.

Thou didst pluck up a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst drive out the nations, and didst plant it.

9 You cleared the land for it; it took root and filled the land.

Thou didst clear a place before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with its shade, the cedars of God by its branches.

The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the mighty cedars with the boughs thereof.

11 It sent out its branches as far as the sea and its shoots to the Euphrates River.

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

12 Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by along the road pluck its fruit?

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

13 The boars out of the forest ruin it, and the beasts of the field feed on it.

The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, that which moveth in the field feedeth on it.

14 Turn back, God of hosts; look down from heaven and take notice and take care of this vine.

O God of hosts, return, we beseech Thee; look from heaven, and behold, and be mindful of this vine,

15 This is the root that your right hand planted, the shoot that you made to grow.

And of the stock which Thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that Thou madest strong for Thyself.

16 It has been burned and cut down; they perish because of your rebuke.

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

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

Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself.

18 Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.

So shall we not turn back from Thee; quicken Thou us, and we will call upon Thy name.

19 Yahweh God of hosts, restore us; make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.

O LORD God of hosts, restore us; cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.