Psalms 80

1To the Overseer. --`On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. --A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs--shine forth,

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest above the cherubim, shine forth.

2Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.

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

3O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

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

4Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.

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

5Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

5Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.

6Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.

6Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves.

7God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

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

8A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.

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

9Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

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

10Covered have been hills <FI>with<Fi> its shadow, And its boughs <FI>are<Fi> cedars of God.

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

11It sendeth forth its branches unto the sea, And unto the river its sucklings.

11It sent out its branches unto the sea, And its shoots unto the River.

12Why hast Thou broken down its hedges, And all passing by the way have plucked it?

12Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?

13A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.

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

14God of Hosts, turn back, we beseech Thee, Look from heaven, and see, and inspect this vine,

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

15And the root that Thy right hand planted, And the branch Thou madest strong for Thee,

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

16Burnt with fire--cut down, From the rebuke of Thy face they perish.

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

17Let Thy hand be on the man of Thy right hand, On the son of man Thou hast strengthened for Thyself.

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

18And we do not go back from Thee, Thou dost revive us, and in Thy name we call.

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

19O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!

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