Psalm 80

Psalm 80

A PRAYER FOR RESTORATION

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.”^a A testimony of Asaph.^b A psalm.

¹Listen, Shepherd of Israel,

who leads Joseph like a flock;^c

you who sit enthroned between the cherubim,^d

shine^{e 2}on Ephraim,

Benjamin, and Manasseh.^f

Rally your power and come to save us.^g

³Restore us, God;

make your face shine on us,^h

so that we may be saved.ⁱ

⁴Lord God of Armies,

how long will you be angry

with your people’s prayers?^j

⁵You fed them the bread of tears

and gave them a full measure^B

of tears to drink.^k

⁶You put us at odds with our neighbors;

our enemies mock us.^l

⁷Restore us, God of Armies;

make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.^m

⁸You dug up a vine from Egypt;

you drove out the nations and planted it.ⁿ

⁹You cleared a place for it;

it took root and filled the land.^o

¹⁰The mountains were covered by its shade,

and the mighty cedars^C with its branches.^p

¹¹It sent out sprouts toward the Sea^D

and shoots toward the River.^Eq

¹²Why have you broken down its walls

so that all who pass by pick its fruit?^r

¹³Boars from the forest tear at it

and creatures of the field feed on it.^s

¹⁴Return, God of Armies.^t

Look down from heaven and see;

take care of this vine,

¹⁵the root^A your right hand planted,

the son^B that you made strong for yourself.^u

¹⁶It was cut down and burned;

they^C perish at the rebuke of your countenance.^v

¹⁷Let your hand be with the man at your right hand,

with the son of man

you have made strong for yourself.^w

¹⁸Then we will not turn away from you;

revive us, and we will call on your name.^x

¹⁹Restore us, Lord, God of Armies;^y

make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.^z