Psalms, 80
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0. To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony of Asaph. A Psalm.
1. [For the choirmaster Tune: 'The decrees are lilies' Of Asaph Psalm] Shepherd of Israel, listen, you who lead Joseph like a flock, enthroned on the winged creatures, shine forth
1. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
2. over Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh; rouse your valour and come to our help.
2. before E'phraim and Benjamin and Manas'seh! Stir up thy might, and come to save us!
3. God, bring us back, let your face shine on us and we shall be safe.
3. Restore us, O God; let thy face shine, that we may be saved!
4. Yahweh, God Sabaoth, how long will you flare up at your people's prayer?
4. O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry with thy people's prayers?
5. You have made tears their food, redoubled tears their drink.
5. Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure.
6. You let our neighbours quarrel over us, our enemies mock us.
6. Thou dost make us the scorn of our neighbors; and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7. God Sabaoth, bring us back, let your face shine on us and we shall be safe.
7. Restore us, O God of hosts; let thy face shine, that we may be saved!
8. You brought a vine out of Egypt, to plant it you drove out nations;
8. Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; thou didst drive out the nations and plant it.
9. you cleared a space for it, it took root and filled the whole country.
9. Thou didst clear the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land.
10. The mountains were covered with its shade, and the cedars of God with its branches,
10. The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches;
11. its boughs stretched as far as the sea, its shoots as far as the River.
11. it sent out its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the River.
12. Why have you broken down its fences? Every passer-by plucks its grapes,
12. Why then hast thou broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
13. boars from the forest tear at it, wild beasts feed on it.
13. The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it.
14. God Sabaoth, come back, we pray, look down from heaven and see, visit this vine;
14. Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,
15. protect what your own hand has planted.
15. the stock which thy right hand planted.
16. They have thrown it on the fire like dung, the frown of your rebuke will destroy them.
16. They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance!
17. May your hand protect those at your side, the child of Adam you have strengthened for yourself!
17. But let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself!
18. Never again will we turn away from you, give us life and we will call upon your name.
18. Then we will never turn back from thee; give us life, and we will call on thy name!
19. God Sabaoth, bring us back, let your face shine on us and we shall be safe.
19. Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! let thy face shine, that we may be saved!
