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 them that shall he changed, a testimony for Asaph, a psalm. Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Thou that sittest upon the cherubims, shine forth

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

Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.

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

Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall 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 wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?

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

How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?

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

Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at 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 shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

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

Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt: thou hast cast cut 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.

Thou wast the guide of its journey in its sight: thou plantedst the roots thereof, and it filled the land.

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

The shadow of it covered the hills: and the branches thereof the cedars of God.

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

It stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto the river.

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

Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck it?

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

The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it.

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

Turn again, 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 perfect the same which thy right hand hath planted: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.

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

Things set on fire and dug down shall perish at the rebuke of thy 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 thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand: and upon the son of man whom thou hast confirmed for thyself.

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

And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: and we will call upon thy 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 shew thy face, and we shall be saved.