Psalms 80:2-19 ▼

2 Before Ephraim, Beniamin, and Manasses: stirre vp thy strength, and come for to saue vs.

3 Turne vs agayne O Lorde: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.

4 O God, Lorde of hoastes: howe long wylt thou be angry at the prayer of thy people?

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of teares: and geuest them plenteously teares to drinke.

6 Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh vs to scorne.

7 Turne vs agayne thou Lorde of hoastes: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.

8 Thou dydst translate a vine out of Egypt: thou didst cast out the Heathen, and planted it.

9 Thou madst roome before it: thou causedst it to take roote, and it hath filled the lande.

10 The hilles were couered with her shadowe: and goodly high Cedar trees with her bowes.

11 She stretched out her braunches vnto the sea: and her bowes vnto the riuer.

12 Why hast thou then broken downe her hedge: that all they whiche go by plucke of her grapes?

13 The wylde bore out of the wood rooteth it vp: and the wylde beast of the fielde deuoureth it.

14 Turne thee agayne thou God of hoastes I pray thee: loke downe from heauen, beholde and visite this vine

15 (80:14) and vineyarde that thy ryght hande hath planted, and the young braunche which thou hast fortified for thy selfe.

16 (80:15) It is brent with fire and cut downe: they shall perishe at the rebuke of thy countenaunce.

17 (80:16) Let thy hande be vpon the man of thy right hande: and vpon the sonne of man whom thou hast fortified for thyne owne selfe.

18 (80:17) And so we wyll not go backe from thee: thou shalt reuiue vs, and we wyll call vpon thy name.

19 (80:18) Turne vs agayne O God, Lorde of hoastes: shewe the light of thy countenaunce, and we shalbe saued.