Psalms 80

1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.

Unto the end. For those who will be changed. The testimony of Asaph. A Psalm. The One who reigns over Israel: Be attentive. For you lead Joseph like a sheep. The One who sits upon the cherubim: Shine forth

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

in the presence of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Awaken your power and draw near, so as to accomplish our salvation.

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

Convert us, O God. And reveal your face, and we will 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 you be angry over the prayer of your servant?

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

How long will you feed us the bread of tears, and give us to drink a full measure of tears?

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

You have set us as a contradiction to our neighbors. And our enemies have ridiculed us.

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

O God of hosts, convert us. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.

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

You have transferred a vineyard from Egypt. You have cast out the Gentiles, and planted it.

9 Thou didst prepare room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

You were the leader of the journey in its sight. You planted its roots, and it filled the earth.

10 The hills were covered with its shadow, and its boughs were like the goodly cedars.

Its shadow covered the hills, and its branches covered the cedars of God.

11 She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.

It extended its new branches even to the sea, and its new seedlings even to the river.

12 Why hast thou then broke down her hedges, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck her?

So then, why have you destroyed its walls, so that all those who pass by the way gather its grapes?

13 The boar from the forest doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

The wild boar of the forest has trampled it, and a single wild beast has laid waste to it.

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

Turn back, O God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard;

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

and complete what your right hand has planted, and look upon the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.

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

Whatever has been set on fire and dug under will 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 over the man on your right, and over the son of man, whom you have confirmed for yourself.

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

For we do not depart from you, and you will revive us. And we will invoke your name.

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

O Lord, God of hosts, convert us. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.