Psalm 80 ~ Psalm 80

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

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You Who lead Joseph like a flock; You Who sit enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth

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

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Stir up Your might, and come to save us!

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

Restore us again, O God; and cause Your 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?

O Lord God of hosts, how long will You be angry with Your people’s prayers?

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

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

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

You make us a strife and scorn to our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves.

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

Restore us again, O God of hosts; and cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved!

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

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

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

You prepared room before it, and it took deep root and it filled the land.

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

The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs of it were like the great cedars.

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

sent out its boughs to the Sea and its branches to the River.

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

Why have You broken down its hedges and walls so that all who pass by pluck from its fruit?

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

The boar out of the wood wastes it and the wild beast of the field feeds on it.

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

Turn again, we beseech You, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven and see, visit, and have regard for this vine!

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

the stock which Your right hand planted, and the branch (the son) that You have reared and made strong for Yourself.

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

They have burned it with fire, it is cut down; may they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

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

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.

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

Then will we not depart from You; revive us (give us life) and we will call upon Your name.

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

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved!