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.

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

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, 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.

O God, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, 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 people?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots 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 her fences, so that all they that pass by the way do pluck her?

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 doth ravage it, that which moveth in the field feedeth on it.

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

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

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

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

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

It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they 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, upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself.

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

So shall we not turn back from Thee; quicken Thou 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, restore us; cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.