Psalm 80:1-6

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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) ²on 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^[a]
of tears to drink.^(K)
⁶You put us at odds with our neighbors;
our enemies mock us.^(L)

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Footnotes

80:5 Lit a one-third measure

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