1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.80.1 of: or, for
2Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.80.1 of: or, for
3Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.80.2 come…: Heb. come for salvation to us
4Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.80.2 come…: Heb. come for salvation to us
5Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
6Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
7O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?80.4 be…: Heb. smoke
8O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?80.4 be…: Heb. smoke
9Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
10Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
11Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
12Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
13Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
14Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
15Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
16Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
17Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
18Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
19The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.80.10 goodly…: Heb. cedars of God
20The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.80.10 goodly…: Heb. cedars of God
21She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
22She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
23Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
24Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
25The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
26The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
27Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
28Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
29And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
30And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
31It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
32It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
33Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
34Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
35So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
36So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
37Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
38Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.