God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.

For the music director; set to [a]El Shoshannim; [b]Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.

80 Listen, (A)Shepherd of Israel,
Who leads (B)Joseph like a flock;
You who (C)are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
Before (D)Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, (E)awaken Your power,
And come to save us!
God, (F)restore us
And (G)make Your face shine upon us, [c]and we will be saved.

(H)Lord God of armies,
(I)How long will You [d]be angry with the prayer of Your people?
You have fed them with the (J)bread of tears,
And You have made them drink tears in [e]large measure.
You make us [f]an object of contention (K)to our neighbors,
And our enemies laugh among themselves.
God of armies, restore us
And make Your face shine upon us, [g]and we will be saved.

You removed a (L)vine from Egypt;
You (M)drove out the [h]nations and (N)planted it.
You (O)cleared the ground before it,
And it (P)took deep root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shadow,
And [i]the cedars of God with its (Q)branches.
11 It was sending out its branches (R)to the sea
And its shoots to the Euphrates River.
12 Why have You (S)broken down its [j]hedges,
So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?
13 A boar from the forest (T)eats it away,
And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.

14 God of armies, do (U)turn back;
(V)Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,
15 The [k](W)shoot which Your right hand has planted,
And of the [l]son whom You have [m]strengthened for Yourself.
16 It is (X)burned with fire, it is cut down;
They perish from the (Y)rebuke of Your face.
17 Let (Z)Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You (AA)made strong for Yourself.
18 Then we will not (AB)turn back from You;
(AC)Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
19 Lord God of armies, (AD)restore us;
Make Your face shine upon us, [n]and we will be saved.

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 80 Title Possibly, to the Lilies
  2. Psalm 80 Title Lit A testimony
  3. Psalm 80:3 Or that we may
  4. Psalm 80:4 Lit smoke against
  5. Psalm 80:5 Lit a third part of a
  6. Psalm 80:6 Lit strife to
  7. Psalm 80:7 Or that we may
  8. Psalm 80:8 Or Gentiles
  9. Psalm 80:10 Or its boughs are like the cedars of God
  10. Psalm 80:12 Or walls, fences
  11. Psalm 80:15 Or root
  12. Psalm 80:15 Or figuratively: branch
  13. Psalm 80:15 Or secured
  14. Psalm 80:19 Or that we may

For the Director of Music: According to “The Lilies”. A testimony of Asaph. A psalm.

A Prayer for Jerusalem

80 Shepherd of Israel, listen!
    The one who leads Joseph like a flock,
the one enthroned on the cherubim,
    display your glory.[a]

Reveal[b] your power before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh,
    then come to our rescue.

God, restore us,
    show your favor[c] and deliver us.

Lord God of the Heavenly Armies,
    when will your smoldering anger[d]
        toward your people’s prayers cease?[e]
You fed them tears as their food,
    and caused them to drink a full measure of tears.
You have set us at strife against our neighbors
    and our enemies deride us.

God of the Heavenly Armies, restore us
    and show your favor,[f]
        so we may be delivered.

You uprooted a vine from Egypt,
    and drove out nations to transplant it.
You cleared the ground[g] so that its roots grew
    and filled the land.
10 Mountains were covered by its shadows,
    and the mighty cedars by its branches.
11 Its branches spread out to the Mediterranean[h] Sea
    and its shoots to the Euphrates[i] River.
12 Why did you break down its walls
    so that those who pass by pluck its fruits?[j]
13 Wild boars of the forest gnaw at it,
    and creatures of the field feed on it.

14 God of the Heavenly Armies, return!
    Look down from heaven and see.
        Show care[k] toward this vine.
15 The root[l] that your right hand planted,
    the shoot[m] that you tended for yourself,
16 was burned with fire, cut off,
    and destroyed on account of your rebuke.

17 May you support the man at your right hand;
    the son of man whom you have raised for yourself.
18 Then we will not turn away from you.
    Restore us, so we can call upon your name.

19 God of hosts, restore to us the light of your favor.[n]
    Then we’ll be delivered.

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 80:1 The Heb. lacks your glory
  2. Psalm 80:2 Or rouse, stir up
  3. Psalm 80:3 Lit. cause your face to shine
  4. Psalm 80:4 Lit. Until when will you burn in anger
  5. Psalm 80:4 The Heb. lacks cease
  6. Psalm 80:7 Lit. cause your face to shine
  7. Psalm 80:9 The Heb. lacks ground
  8. Psalm 80:11 The Heb. lacks Mediterranean
  9. Psalm 80:11 The Heb. lacks Euphrates
  10. Psalm 80:12 Heb. lacks its fruits
  11. Psalm 80:14 Lit. Visit
  12. Psalm 80:15 Or stock
  13. Psalm 80:15 Lit. son
  14. Psalm 80:19 Lit. face