Psa 80 | HCSB | STEP | For the choir director : according to “The Lilies .” A testimony of Asaph . A psalm . Listen , Shepherd of Israel , who leads Joseph like a flock ; You who sit enthroned on the cherubim , rise up

Psalms 80

A Prayer for Restoration

1 For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” ^{▼▼Possibly a tune; Pss 45; 60; 69} A testimony of ^{▼▼Asaph: A musician appointed by David to oversee the music used in worship at the Temple; 12 psalms are attributed to Asaph.}Asaph. ^c A psalm.

Listen, Shepherd of Israel,
who leads Joseph like a flock; ^d
You who sit enthroned on the ^{▼▼cherubim: A class of winged angels, associated with the throne of God, who function as guardians and who prevented Adam and Eve from returning to the garden of Eden}cherubim ^f
rise up ^g
2 before Ephraim,
Benjamin, and Manasseh. ^{▼▼This is the marching order for the camp of Israel.
,} ⁱ
Rally Your power and come to save us. ^j
3 Restore us, God;
look on us with favor,
and we will be saved. ^k

4 Lord God of ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}Hosts,
how long will You be angry
with Your people’s prayers? ^m
5 You fed them the bread of tears
and gave them a full measure ^{▼▼Lit a one-third measure}
of tears to drink. ^o
6 You make us quarrel with our neighbors;
our enemies make fun of us. ^p
7 Restore us, God of Hosts;
look on us with favor, and we will be saved. ^q

8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt;
You drove out the nations and planted it. ^r
9 You cleared a place for it;
it took root and filled the land. ^s
10 The mountains were covered by its shade,
and the mighty cedars ^{▼▼Lit the cedars of God} with its branches. ^u
11 It sent out sprouts toward the Sea ^{▼▼= the Mediterranean}
and shoots toward the River. ^{▼▼= the Euphrates
,} ^x

12 Why have You broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its fruit? ^y
13 The boar from the forest tears it
and creatures of the field feed on it. ^z
14 Return, God of Hosts. ^aa
Look down from heaven and see;
take care of this vine,
15 the root ^{▼▼Hb obscure} Your right hand has planted,
the shoot ^{▼▼Or son} that You made strong for Yourself. ^ad
16 It was cut down and burned up; ^{▼▼Lit burned with fire}
they ^{▼▼Or may they} perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. ^ag
17 Let Your hand be with the man at Your right hand,
with the son of man
You have made strong for Yourself. ^ah
18 Then we will not turn away from You;
revive us, and we will call on Your name. ^ai
19 Restore us, ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh, the God of Hosts; ^ak
look on us with favor, and we will be saved. ^al