Psalms 80:1-13 ▼

1 To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Lilies, a Testimony.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear 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!

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power And come to save us!

3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.

4 O LORD God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people?

5 You have fed them the bread of tears, And You have made them drink [bitter] tears in abundance.

6 You make us an object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh [at our suffering] among themselves.

7 Restore us, O God of hosts; And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.

8 You uprooted a vine (Israel) from Egypt; You drove out the [Canaanite] nations and planted the vine [in Canaan].

9 You cleared away the ground before it, And it took deep root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, And its branches were like the cedars of God.

11 Israel sent out its branches to the [Mediterranean] Sea, And its branches to the [Euphrates] River.

12 Why have You broken down its walls and hedges, So that all who pass by pick its fruit?

13 A boar from the woods eats it away, And the insects of the field feed on it.