Psa 80:1-10 | 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 80:1-10

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.
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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