Psalms 80

1[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that leadest Joseph like a flock; you that dwellest the cherubims, shine forth. 2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come save us. 3Turn us again, O Elohim, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved. 4O Yahuah Elohim of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people? 5you feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 6you makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. 7Turn us again, O Elohim of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved. 8you hast brought a vine out of Egypt: you hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 9you preparedst 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 the goodly cedars. 11She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. 12Why hast you broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? 13The boar out of the wood does waste it, and the wild beast of the field does devour it. 14Return, we beseech you, O Elohim of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; 15And the vineyard which your right hand has planted, and the branch you madest strong for thyself. 16burned with fire, cut down: they perish at the rebuke of your countenance. 17Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, upon the son of man you madest strong for thyself. 18So will not we go back from you: quicken us, and we will call upon your name. 19Turn us again, O Yahuah Elohim of hosts, cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.