Revised Version 1895
Psalms 80
For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadestJosephH413like a flock; thou that sittestuponH413the cherubim, shine forth. 2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stirupיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427thy might, and come to saveusרֹ֘עֵ֤הro.'EhH7462. 3TurnusH6440againH6440, O God; and cause thyfaceH6440to shine, and we shall be saved. 4O LORDGodH430of hosts, howlongH6440wilt thou be angryagainstH6440the prayer of thy people? 5Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. 6Thou makestusוַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹva.tash.Ke.movH8248a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. 7TurnH7760usH7760again, O God of hosts; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. 8Thou broughtest a vineoutH6440of Egypt: thou didst driveoutH6440the nations, and plantedst it. 9Thou preparedst room before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land. 10The mountains werecoveredוַתְּמַלֵּא־va.te.ma.le'-H4390with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like cedars of God. 11She sent outherH3680branchesוַ֝עֲנָפֶ֗יהָva.'a.na.Fei.haH6057unto the sea, andherH3680shoots unto the River. 13The boaroutלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it. 14Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine, 15And the stockwhichצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. 16It is burned with fire, it is cutdownוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 17Let thy hand beuponH784themanH784of thy right hand,uponH784the son ofmanH784whom thou madest strong for thyself. 19Turnנָס֥וֹגna.SogH5472usH7121again, O LORDGodוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808of hosts;causeH7121thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. Commentaries on Psalms 80
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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