Psalm 80
Prayer for the Persecuted People
1 For the director. According to “Lilies.” Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.
2 Listen to us, O shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock.
As you sit enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
3 over Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Stir up your power
and come to save us.
4 Restore us, O Lord of hosts;
let your face shine upon us,
and we will be saved.
5 O Lord of hosts,
how long will you be angry
at your people’s prayers?
6 You have fed them with the bread of tears
and made them drink tears beyond measure.
7 You have made us an object of contention to our neighbors,
a source of mockery to our enemies.
8 Restore us, O Lord of hosts;
let your face shine upon us,
and we will be saved.
9 You brought a vine out of Egypt;
you dispersed the nations and planted it.
10 You prepared the ground for it;
then it took root and filled the land.
11 The mountains were covered with its shade
and the cedars of God with its shoots.
12 It sent out its boughs as far as the Sea,
its shoots as far as the river.
13 Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pluck its grapes?
14 The boars from the forest ravage it,
and wild beasts of the field feed on it.
15 Turn once again to us, O Lord of hosts;
look down from heaven and see;
take care of this vine,
16 this shoot that your right hand has planted,
the son that you yourself made strong.
17 Let those who would burn it or cut it down
perish when confronted by your rebuke.
18 Let your hand rest upon the man at your right,
the son of man that you yourself made strong.
19 Then we will never again turn away from you;
give us life and we will call upon your name.
20 Restore us, O Lord of hosts;
let your face shine upon us,
and we will be saved.
Footnotes
- Psalm 80:1
- Psalm 80:1
- Psalm 80:2
- Psalm 80:2
- Psalm 80:3
- Psalm 80:4
- Psalm 80:5
- Psalm 80:9
- Psalm 80:9
- Psalm 80:11
- Psalm 80:12
- Psalm 80:13
- Psalm 80:13
- Psalm 80:15
- Psalm 80:16
- Psalm 80:18
- Psalm 80:19
