为国家复兴祈求

亚萨的诗,交给乐长,调用“作证的百合花”。

80 1-2 以色列的牧者啊,
你像照顾羊群一样带领约瑟的子孙,
求你垂听我们的祈祷。
坐在基路伯天使之上的耶和华啊,
求你向以法莲、便雅悯和玛拿西发出光辉,
求你施展大能来拯救我们。
上帝啊,求你复兴我们,
用你脸上的荣光照耀我们,
使我们得救。
万军之上帝耶和华啊,
你因你子民的祷告而发怒,
要到何时呢?
你使我们以泪洗面,
以哀伤果腹,
又使我们成为邻国争夺的对象,
仇敌都嘲笑我们。
万军之上帝啊,
求你复兴我们,
用你脸上的荣光照耀我们,
使我们得救。
你从埃及带出一棵葡萄树,
赶走外族人,把它栽种起来。
你为它开垦土地,
它就扎根生长,布满这片土地。
10 它的树荫遮盖群山,
枝子遮蔽香柏树。
11 它的枝条延伸到地中海,
嫩枝伸展到幼发拉底河。
12 你为何拆毁了它的篱笆,
让路人随意摘取葡萄呢?
13 林中的野猪蹂躏它,
野兽吞吃它。
14 万军之上帝啊,
求你回来,
求你在天上垂顾我们这棵葡萄树,
15 这棵你亲手栽种和培育的葡萄树。
16 这树被砍倒,被焚烧,
愿你发怒毁灭仇敌。
17 求你扶持你所拣选的人,你为自己所养育的人。
18 我们必不再背弃你,
求你复兴我们,
我们必敬拜你。
19 万军之上帝耶和华啊,
求你复兴我们,
用你脸上的荣光照耀我们,
使我们得救。

A Prayer to Bring Israel Back

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies of the Agreement.” A song of Asaph.

80 Shepherd of Israel, listen to us.
    You lead the people of Joseph like a flock.
You sit on your throne between the gold creatures with wings.
Show your greatness     to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Use your strength.
    Come and save us.

God, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

Lord God of heaven’s armies,
    how long will you be angry
    at the prayers of your people?
You have fed your people tears.
    You have made them drink many tears.
You made those around us fight over us.
    Our enemies make fun of us.

God of heaven’s armies, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

You brought us out of Egypt as if we were a vine.
    You forced out other nations and planted us in the land.
You cleared the land for us.
    Like a vine, we took root and filled the land.
10 We covered the mountains with our shade.
    We had limbs like the mighty cedar tree.
11 Our branches reached the Mediterranean Sea.
    And our shoots went to the Euphrates River.

12 So why did you pull down our walls?
    Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
13 Like wild pigs they walk over us.
    Like wild animals they feed on us.

14 God of heaven’s armies, come back.
    Look down from heaven and see.
Take care of us, your vine.
15     You planted this shoot with your own hands.
    You raised and strengthened this child.
16 Now it is cut down and burned with fire.
    You destroyed us by your angry looks.
17 Help the man you have chosen.
    Make this human being strong for your service.
18 Then we will not turn away from you.
    Give us life again, and we will call to you for help.

19 Lord God of heaven’s armies, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.