Psalm 80
80
Restore Us, O God
To the choirmaster: according to #Ps. 60, title Lilies. A Testimony. Of #Ps. 50, titleAsaph, a Psalm.
1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead #Ps. 78:67; 81:5 Joseph like #[Ps. 95:7]; See Ps. 77:20 a flock.
You who are #Ps. 99:1; Ex. 25:22; 1 Sam. 4:4; 2 Sam. 6:2 enthroned upon the cherubim, #See Ps. 50:2shine forth.
2Before #See Num. 2:18-24 Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
# See Ps. 35:23 stir up your might
and #[Ps. 118:14, 21]come to save us!
3 # ver. 19; Ps. 60:1; 85:4; Lam. 5:21 Restore us,#80:3 Or Turn us again; also verses 7, 19 O God;
#
Num. 6:25; See Ps. 4:6 let your face shine, that we may be saved!
4O #See Ps. 59:5 Lord God of hosts,
# [Ps. 74:10; 79:5] how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
5You have fed them with #Ps. 42:3; 102:9; [1 Kgs. 22:27; Isa. 30:20]the bread of tears
and given them tears to drink in full measure.
6 # See Ps. 44:13 You make us an object of contention for our #See Ps. 44:13neighbors,
and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 # [See ver. 3 above] Restore us, O God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved!
8You brought #Isa. 5:1; 27:2; Jer. 2:21; 12:10; Ezek. 17:6; Matt. 21:33; Mark 12:1; Luke 20:9 a vine out of Egypt;
you #See Ps. 44:2drove out the nations and planted it.
9You #[Josh. 24:12]cleared the ground for it;
it took deep root and filled the land.
10The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.
11It sent out its branches to #See Ps. 72:8the sea
and its shoots to #See Ps. 72:8the River.#80:11 That is, the Euphrates
12Why then have you #Ps. 89:40; Isa. 5:5broken down its walls,
so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
13 # [Jer. 5:6] The boar from the forest ravages it,
and all that move in the field feed on it.
14Turn again, O God of hosts!
# [Isa. 63:15] Look down from heaven, and see;
have regard for this vine,
15the stock that your right hand planted,
and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.
16They have #Isa. 33:12 burned it with fire; they have #Isa. 33:12 cut it down;
may they perish at #Ps. 76:6; [Ps. 39:11]the rebuke of your face!
17But #Ps. 89:21let your hand be on the man of your right hand,
the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
18Then we shall not turn back from you;
# See Ps. 71:20 give us life, and we will call upon your name!
19 # ver. 3, 7 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts!
Let your face shine, that we may be saved!
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Psalms 80
80
Prayer to Restore God’s Vineyard
1For the leader; according to “Lilies.” Eduth.#Lilies…. Eduth: the first term is probably the title of the melody to which the Psalm was to be sung; the second is unexplained. A psalm of Asaph.
I
2O Shepherd of Israel, lend an ear,
you who guide Joseph like a flock!
Seated upon the cherubim, shine forth#Ps 23:1–3; 95:7; 100:3; Gn 48:15; Ex 25:22; 1 Sm 4:4; 2 Sm 6:2; Mi 7:14.
3upon Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Stir up your power, and come to save us.
4#80:4, 8, 20] Ps 4:7; 31:17; 67:2; 85:5; Nm 6:25; Dn 9:17.O God, restore us;
light up your face and we shall be saved.
II
5Lord of hosts,
how long will you smolder in anger
while your people pray?#Ps 13:2; 44:24; 74:1; 79:5; 89:47; Dt 4:24.
6You have fed them the bread of tears,
made them drink tears in great measure.#Both the Septuagint and the Vulgate translate this verse in the first person, i.e., “You have fed us the bread of tears.”#Ps 42:4; 102:10.
7You have left us to be fought over by our neighbors;
our enemies deride us.#Ps 44:14; 79:4; 123:3–4; Jb 12:4; Dn 9:16; Zep 2:8.
8O God of hosts, restore us;
light up your face and we shall be saved.
III
9You brought a vine#A vine: a frequent metaphor for Israel, cf. Is 5:1–7; 27:2–5; Jer 2:21; Hos 10:1; Mt 21:33. out of Egypt;
you drove out nations and planted it.
10You cleared out what was before it;
it took deep root and filled the land.
11The mountains were covered by its shadow,
the cedars of God by its branches.
12It sent out its boughs as far as the sea,#The sea: the Mediterranean. The river: the Euphrates, cf. Gn 15:18; 1 Kgs 5:1. The terms may also have a mythic nuance—the seas that surround the earth; sea and river are sometimes paralleled in poetry.
its shoots as far as the river.#The sea: the Mediterranean. The river: the Euphrates, cf. Gn 15:18; 1 Kgs 5:1. The terms may also have a mythic nuance—the seas that surround the earth; sea and river are sometimes paralleled in poetry.
13Why have you broken down its walls,
so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?#Ps 89:41.
14The boar from the forest strips the vine;
the beast of the field feeds upon it.#Hos 2:14.
15Turn back again, God of hosts;
look down from heaven and see;
Visit this vine,
16the stock your right hand has planted,
and the son#The Vulgate and Septuagint use “son of man.” whom you made strong for yourself.
17Those who would burn or cut it down—
may they perish at your rebuke.
18May your hand be with the man on your right,#The man on your right: the Davidic king who will lead the army in battle.
with the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
19Then we will not withdraw from you;
revive us, and we will call on your name.
20Lord God of hosts, restore us;
light up your face and we shall be saved.
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