Psalms 80

¹Psalms 80:1. For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth²Psalms 80:2. before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.³Psalms 80:3. Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.⁴Psalms 80:4. O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?⁵Psalms 80:5. You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.⁶Psalms 80:6. You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.⁷Psalms 80:7. Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.⁸Psalms 80:8. You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.⁹Psalms 80:9. You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.¹⁰Psalms 80:10. The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.¹¹Psalms 80:11. It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.¹²Psalms 80:12. Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit?¹³Psalms 80:13. The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.¹⁴Psalms 80:14. Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—¹⁵Psalms 80:15. the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.¹⁶Psalms 80:16. Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.¹⁷Psalms 80:17. Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.¹⁸Psalms 80:18. Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.¹⁹Psalms 80:19. Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.