Psalm 80:1-19
To the director; set to “The Lilies.” A reminder. Of Aʹsaph.+ A melody.
80 O Shepherd of Israel, listen,You who are guiding Joseph just like a flock.+
You who sit enthroned above* the cherubs,+Shine forth.*
2 Before Eʹphra·im and Benjamin and Ma·nasʹseh,Do stir up your mightiness;+Come and save us.+
3 O God, restore us;+Let your face shine upon us, so that we may be saved.+
4 Jehovah God of armies, how long will you be hostile toward* the prayer of your people?+
5 You feed them tears as their bread,And you make them drink tears beyond measure.
6 You let our neighbors quarrel over us;Our enemies keep mocking us as they please.+
7 O God of armies, restore us;Let your face shine upon us, so that we may be saved.+
8 You made a vine+ depart from Egypt.
You drove out the nations and planted it.+
9 You cleared a space for it,And it took root and filled the land.+
10 The mountains were covered by its shadow,And the cedars of God by its branches.
11 Its branches reached as far as the sea,And its shoots to the River.*+
12 Why have you broken down the stone walls of the vineyard,+So that all those passing by pluck its fruit?+
13 The boars of the forest ravage it,And the wild animals of the field feed on it.+
14 O God of armies, please return.
Look down from heaven and see!
Take care of this vine,+
15 The stock* that your right hand has planted,+And look upon the son whom* you made strong for yourself.+
16 It is burned with fire,+ cut down.
They perish at your rebuke.*
17 May your hand give support to the man at your right hand,To the son of man you have made strong for yourself.+
18 Then we will not turn away from you.
Preserve us alive, so that we may call on your name.
19 O Jehovah God of armies, restore us;Let your face shine upon us, so that we may be saved.+
Footnotes
^ Or possibly, “between.”
^ Or “Reveal your radiance.”
^ Lit., “fume against.”
^ That is, the Euphrates.
^ Or “main stem of the vine.”
^ Or “branch that.”
^ Lit., “the rebuke of your face.”