Psalms 80 — ULB

For the chief musician, set to the Shoshannim Eduth style. A psalm of Asaph.

80Verse 1Pay attention, Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock;
you who sit above the cherubim, shine on us!
^{Verse 2}In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your power;
come and save us.
^{Verse 3}God, restore us;
make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.
^{Verse 4}Yahweh God of hosts,
how long will you be angry at your people when they pray?
^{Verse 5}You have fed them with the bread of tears
and given them tears to drink in great quantities.
^{Verse 6}You make us something for our neighbors to argue over,
and our enemies laugh about us among themselves.
^{Verse 7}God of hosts, restore us;
make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.
^{Verse 8}You brought a vine out of Egypt;
you drove out nations and transplanted it.
^{Verse 9}You cleared the land for it;
it took root and filled the land.
^{Verse 10}The mountains were covered with its shade,
the cedars of God by its branches.
^{Verse 11}It sent out its branches as far as the sea
and its shoots to the Euphrates River.
^{Verse 12}Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by along the road pluck its fruit?
^{Verse 13}The boars out of the forest ruin it,
and the beasts of the field feed on it.
^{Verse 14}Turn back, God of hosts;
look down from heaven and take notice and take care of this vine.
^{Verse 15}This is the root that your right hand planted,
the shoot that you made to grow.
^{Verse 16}It has been burned and cut down;
they perish because of your rebuke.
^{Verse 17}May your hand be on the man of your right hand,
on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
^{Verse 18}Then we will not turn away from you;
revive us, and we will call on your name.
^{Verse 19}Yahweh God of hosts, restore us;
make your face shine on us, and we will be saved.