Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 80

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.

1Give earהַאֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238,O Shepherdרֹ֘עֵ֤הro.'EhH7462of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thou that leadestנֹהֵ֣גno.HegH5090Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130like a flockכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629;thou that dwellestיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,shine forthהוֹפִֽיעָה׃ho.Fi.'ahH3313.

2Beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Ephraimאֶפְרַ֨יִם׀'ef.Ra.yimH669and Benjaminוּבִנְיָ֘מִ֤ןu.vin.Ya.MinH1144and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֗הu.me.na.ShehH4519stir upעוֹרְרָ֥ה'o.RahH5782thy strengthגְּבֽוּרָתֶ֑ךָge.vu.ra.Te.khaH1369,and comeH3212andsaveלִישֻׁעָ֣תָהli.shu.'A.tahH3444us.

3Turn us againהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,and cause thy faceH6440to shineוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215;and we shall be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.

4O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068GodH430of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,how long wilt thou be angryעָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ'a.Shan.taH6225against the prayerבִּתְפִלַּ֥תbit.fi.LatH8605of thy peopleעַמֶּֽךָ׃'a.Me.khaH5971?

5Thou feedestהֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּםHe.'e.khal.tomH398them with the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832;and givest them tearsבִּדְמָע֥וֹתbid.ma.'otH1832to drinkוַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹva.tash.Ke.movH8248in great measureשָׁלִֽישׁ׃sha.LishH7991.

6Thou makestתְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us a strifeמָ֭דוֹןMa.donH4066unto our neighboursלִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּlish.khe.Nei.nuH7934:and our enemiesוְ֝אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּve.'o.ye.Vei.nuH341laughיִלְעֲגוּ־yil.'a.gu-H3932among themselves.

7Turn us againהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of Armiesצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and cause thy faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440to shineוְהָאֵ֥רve.ha.'ErH215;and we shall be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.

8Thou hast broughtתַּסִּ֑יעַta.Si.a'H5265a vineגֶּ֭פֶןGe.fenH1612out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֣יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:thou hast cast outתְּגָרֵ֥שׁte.ga.ReshH1644the heathenגּ֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471,and plantedוַתִּטָּעֶֽהָ׃va.ti.ta.'E.haH5193it.

9Thou preparedstפִּנִּ֥יתָpi.Ni.taH6437roombeforeלְפָנֶ֑יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440it, and didst cause it to take deepשָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָSha.ra.Shei.haH8328rootוַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁva.tash.ReshH8327,and it filledוַתְּמַלֵּא־va.te.ma.le'-H4390the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10The hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were coveredכָּסּ֣וּka.SuH3680with the shadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738of it, and the boughsוַ֝עֲנָפֶ֗יהָva.'a.na.Fei.haH6057thereof were likethe goodlyאֵֽל׃'ElH410cedarsאַֽרְזֵי־'ar.zei-H730.

11She sent outתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971her boughsקְצִירֶ֣הָke.tzi.Re.haH7105unto the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,and her branchesיֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃Yon.ko.Tei.haH3127unto the riverנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104.

12Why hast thou thenbroken downפָּרַ֣צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555her hedgesגְדֵרֶ֑יהָge.de.Rei.haH1447,so that all they which passעֹ֥בְרֵיoe.reiH5674by the wayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870do pluckוְ֝אָר֗וּהָve.'a.Ru.haH717her?

13The boarחֲזִ֣ירcha.ZirH2386out of the woodמִיָּ֑עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293doth wasteיְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽהye.khar.se.Me.nahH3765it, and the wild beastוְזִ֖יזve.ZizH2123of the fieldשָׂדַ֣יsa.DaiH7704doth devourיִרְעֶֽנָּה׃yir.'E.nahH7462it.

14Returnשֽׁ֫וּב־Shuv-H7725,we beseech thee, O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635:look downהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and beholdוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200,and visitוּ֝פְקֹ֗דu.fe.KodH6485this vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612;

15And the vineyardוְ֭כַנָּהVe.kha.nahH3661 H3657which thy right handיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225hath plantedנָטְעָ֣הna.te.'AhH5193,and the branchבֵּ֝֗ןBenH1121thatthou madest strongאִמַּ֥צְתָּה'i.Matz.tahH553for thyself.

16It isburnedשְׂרֻפָ֣הse.ru.FahH8313with fireבָאֵ֣שׁva.'EshH784, it iscut downכְּסוּחָ֑הke.su.ChahH3683:they perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6at the rebukeמִגַּעֲרַ֖תmi.ga.'a.RatH1606of thy countenanceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440.

17Let thy handיָ֭דְךָYa.de.khaH3027be upon the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of thy right handיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225,upon the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120whomthou madest strongאִמַּ֥צְתָּ'i.Matz.taH553for thyself.

18So will not we go backנָס֥וֹגna.SogH5472from thee: quickenתְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּte.chai.Ye.nuH2421us, and we will callנִקְרָֽא׃nik.Ra'H7121upon thy nameוּבְשִׁמְךָ֥u.ve.shim.KhaH8034.

19Turn us againהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725,O Yhwhיְה֘וָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430of Armiesצְבָא֣וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,cause thy faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440to shineהָאֵ֥רha.'ErH215;and we shall be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃ve.ni.va.She.'ahH3467.

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.

Commentaries on Psalms 80