Psalms 80

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[1]The Psalmist in his prayer complaineth of the miseries of the church. [8]God's former favours are turned into judgments: [14]a prayer for deliverance.

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.

1. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

2. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

3. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

4. O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

5. Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

6. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7. Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

8. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

10. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

11. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

12. Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

13. The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

14. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

15. And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

16. It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

17. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

18. So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

19. Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Metrical version

Psalm 80

C.M. Evan

Hear, Isr'el's Shepherd! like a flock
thou that dost Joseph guide;
Shine forth, O thou that dost between
the cherubims abide.

In Ephraim's and Benjamin's,
and in Manasseh's sight,
O come for our salvation;
stir up thy strength and might.

Turn us again, O Lord our God,
and upon us vouchsafe
To make thy countenance to shine,
and so we shall be safe.

O LORD of hosts, almighty God,
how long shall kindled be
Thy wrath against the prayer made
by thine own folk to thee?

Thou tears of sorrow giv'st to them
instead of bread to eat;
Yea, tears instead of drink thou giv'st
to them in measure great.

Thou makest us a strife unto
our neighbours round about;
Our enemies among themselves
at us do laugh and flout.

Turn us again, O God of hosts,
and upon us vouchsafe
To make thy countenance to shine,
and so we shall be safe.

A vine from Egypt brought thou hast,
by thine outstretched hand;
And thou the heathen out didst cast
to plant it in their land.

Before it thou a room didst make,
where it might grow and stand;
Thou causedst it deep root to take,
and it did fill the land.

The mountains veiled were with its shade,
as with a covering;
Like goodly cedars were the boughs
which out from it did spring.

Upon the one hand to the sea
her boughs she did out send;
On th' other side unto the flood
her branches did extend.

Why hast thou then thus broken down,
and ta'en her hedge away?
So that all passengers do pluck,
and make of her a prey.

The boar who from the forest comes
doth waste it at his pleasure;
The wild beast of the field also
devours it out of measure.

O God of hosts, we thee beseech,
return now unto thine;
Look down from heav'n in love, behold,
and visit this thy vine:

This vineyard, which thine own right hand
hath planted us among;
And that same branch, which for thyself
thou hast made to be strong.

Burnt up it is with flaming fire,
it also is cut down:
They utterly are perished,
when as thy face doth frown.

O let thy hand be still upon
the Man of thy right hand,
The Son of man, whom for thyself
thou madest strong to stand.

So henceforth we will not go back,
nor turn from thee at all:
O do thou quicken us, and we
upon thy name will call.

Turn us again, LORD God of hosts,
and upon us vouchsafe
To make thy countenance to shine,
and so we shall be safe.