Psalms 80
80
Psalm 80
For the choir director; according to shoshannim eduth; by Asaph; a psalm.
1Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel,
the one who leads ⌞the descendants of⌟ Joseph like sheep,
the one who is enthroned over the angels.#80:1 Or “cherubim.”
2Appear in front of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Wake up your power, and come to save us.
3O God, restore us and smile on us
so that we may be saved.
4O Lord God, commander of armies, how long will you smolder in anger
against the prayer of your people?
5You made them eat tears as food.
You often made them drink ⌞their own⌟ tears.
6You made us a source of conflict to our neighbors,
and our enemies made fun of us.
7O God, commander of armies, restore us and smile on us
so that we may be saved.
8You brought a vine from Egypt.
You forced out the nations and planted it.
9You cleared the ground for it
so that it took root and filled the land.
10Its shade covered the mountains.
Its branches covered the mighty cedars.
11It reached out with its branches to the Mediterranean Sea.
Its shoots reached the Euphrates River.
12Why did you break down the stone fences around this vine?
All who pass by are picking its fruit.
13Wild boars from the forest graze on it.
Wild animals devour it.
14O God, commander of armies, come back!
Look from heaven and see!
Come to help this vine.
15Take care of what your right hand planted,
the son you strengthened for yourself.
16The vine has been cut down and burned.
Let them be destroyed by the threatening look on your face.
17Let your power rest on the man you have chosen,
the son of man you strengthened for yourself.
18Then we will never turn away from you.
Give us life again, and we will call on you.
19O Lord God, commander of armies, restore us, and smile on us
so that we may be saved.
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Psalms 80
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PSALM 80
God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.
To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Lilies, a Testimony.” A Psalm of Asaph.
1Hear us O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!
2Before #It is believed that these three tribes represented all twelve tribes of Israel, Benjamin being incorporated into Judah, Manasseh inhabiting the country beyond the Jordan, and Ephraim the remainder of the land. It was natural for the Israelites to think of the three in one group, for they had camped together on the west side of the tabernacle during the years in the wilderness, and they were also the only descendants of Jacob’s wife Rachel.Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power
And come to save us!
3Restore us, O God;
Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
4O Lord God of hosts,
How long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people?
5You have fed them the bread of tears,
And You have made them drink [bitter] tears in abundance.
6You make us an object of contention to our neighbors,
And our enemies laugh [at our suffering] among themselves.
7Restore us, O God of hosts;
And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
8You uprooted a vine (Israel) from Egypt;
You drove out the [Canaanite] nations and planted the vine [in Canaan].
9You cleared away the ground before it,
And it took deep root and filled the land.
10The mountains were covered with its shadow,
And its branches were like the cedars of God.
11Israel sent out its branches to the [Mediterranean] Sea,
And its branches to the [Euphrates] River.
12Why have You broken down its #I.e. dry-stone walls, built without mortar from loose stones in the fields.walls and hedges,
So that all who pass by pick its fruit?
13A boar from the woods eats it away,
And the insects of the field feed on it.
14Turn again [in favor to us], O God of hosts;
Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,
15Even the stock which Your right hand has planted,
And [look down on] the son that You have reared and strengthened for Yourself.
16It is burned with fire, it is cut down;
They perish at the rebuke of Your [angry] appearance.
17Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.
18Then we shall not turn back from You;
Revive us and we will call on Your name.
19Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Cause Your face to shine on us [in favor and approval], and we shall be saved.
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