Psalms — Chapter 80

1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

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

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

13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1Give 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, stir up thy might, And come to save us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. Psalm 81 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph.

1For the music director, according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O Shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep. You who sit enthroned above the cherubim, reveal your splendor.

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

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

4O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, how long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?

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

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

7O God of Heaven’s Armies, restore us. Smile on us. Then we will be delivered.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14O God of Heaven’s Armies, come back. Look down from heaven and take notice. Take care of this vine,

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

16It is burned and cut down. May those who did this die because you are displeased with them.

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

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

19O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, restore us. Smile on us. Then we will be delivered.

1Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

3Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

4Yahweh God of Armies, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

5You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

6You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

7Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

8You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

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

10The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

11It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.

12Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

13The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

14Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

15the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

16It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

17Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

18So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

19Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.