Psalm 80

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 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.

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

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

Psalm 80

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph.

1 O shepherd of Israel, pay attention,
you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep!
You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

2 In the sight of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh reveal your power!
Come and deliver us!

3 O God, restore us!
Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

4 O Lord God, invincible warrior!
How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?

5 You have given them tears as food;
you have made them drink tears by the measure.

6 You have made our neighbors dislike us,
and our enemies insult us.

7 O God, invincible warrior, restore us!
Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!

8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt;
you drove out nations and transplanted it.

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

10 The mountains were covered by its shadow,
the highest cedars by its branches.

11 Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea,
and its shoots the Euphrates River.

12 Why did you break down its walls,
so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

13 The wild boars of the forest ruin it;
the insects of the field feed on it.

14 O God, invincible warrior, come back!
Look down from heaven and take notice!
Take care of this vine,

15 the root your right hand planted,
the shoot you made to grow!

16 It is burned and cut down.
They die because you are displeased with them.

17 May you give support to the one you have chosen,
to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

18 Then we will not turn away from you.
Revive us and we will pray to you!

19 O Lord God, invincible warrior, restore us!
Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!