Psalm 80 (New International Version)

Psalm 80

For the director of music. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." Of Asaph. A psalm.

 ¹ Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel,
       you who lead Joseph like a flock;
       you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

 ² before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
       Awaken your might;
       come and save us.

 ³ Restore us, O God;
       make your face shine upon us,
       that we may be saved.

 ⁴ O LORD God Almighty,
       how long will your anger smolder
       against the prayers of your people?

 ⁵ You have fed them with the bread of tears;
       you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

 ⁶ You have made us a source of contention to our neighbors,
       and our enemies mock us.

 ⁷ Restore us, O God Almighty;
       make your face shine upon us,
       that we may be saved.

 ⁸ You brought a vine out of Egypt;
       you drove out the nations and planted it.

 ⁹ You cleared the ground for it,
       and it took root and filled the land.

 ¹⁰ The mountains were covered with its shade,
       the mighty cedars with its branches.

 ¹¹ It sent out its boughs to the Sea, ^[a]
       its shoots as far as the River. ^[b]

 ¹² Why have you broken down its walls
       so that all who pass by pick its grapes?

 ¹³ Boars from the forest ravage it
       and the creatures of the field feed on it.

 ¹⁴ Return to us, O God Almighty!
       Look down from heaven and see!
       Watch over this vine,

 ¹⁵ the root your right hand has planted,
       the son ^[c] you have raised up for yourself.

 ¹⁶ Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
       at your rebuke your people perish.

 ¹⁷ Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
       the son of man you have raised up for yourself.

 ¹⁸ Then we will not turn away from you;
       revive us, and we will call on your name.

 ¹⁹ Restore us, O LORD God Almighty;
       make your face shine upon us,
       that we may be saved.