Psalms 80
80
Rescue and Restore
For the Pure and Shining One
Asaph’s poetic song To the tune of “Your Decrees Are like Lilies”
1God-Enthroned, be revealed in splendor
as you ride upon the cherubim!
How perfectly you lead us, a people set free. # 80:1 Or “You lead Joseph like a flock.” Joseph, as a metaphor, becomes a picture of the saga of God’s people once imprisoned and now set free to rule and reign.
Loving shepherd of Israel—listen to our hearts’ cry!
Shine forth from your throne of dazzling light.
2In the sight of Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, # 80:2 The Hebrew text includes the names Ephraim (“doubly fruitful”), Benjamin (“son of my right hand”), and Manasseh (“you made me forget”). These three sons of Rachel marched together behind the ark of glory (see Num. 2:17–24) and became representatives of all who follow the glory of God. They will be “doubly fruitful,” “sons of his right hand,” and those who have “forgotten” their lives in Adam.
stir up your mighty power in full display before our eyes.
Break through and reveal yourself by coming to our rescue.
3Revive us, O God! Let your beaming face shine upon us
with the sunrise rays of glory;
then nothing will be able to stop us.
4O God, the mighty Commander of Angel Armies,
how much longer will you smolder in anger?
How much longer will you be disgusted with your people
even when they pray?
5You have fed us with sorrow and grief
and made us drink our tears by the bowlful.
6You’ve made us a thorn in the side of all the neighboring lands,
and now they just laugh at us with their mocking scorn.
7Come back, come back, O God, and restore us!
You are the Commander of Angel Armies.
Let your beaming face shine upon us with the sunrise rays of glory,
and then nothing will be able to stop us!
8-9Remember how you transplanted us here
like a tender vine from Egypt.
You cleared the land for your vineyard,
evicting the nations from your land and planting us here.
The roots of your vineyard went deep into the soil
and filled the land with fruit.
10-11Because of your favor on your vineyard,
blessing extended to every mountain of influence.
Through this flourishing vineyard mighty ones were raised up.
The nations were blessed by your fruitful vineyard of Israel,
all the way from the Mediterranean Sea # 80:10–11 This translation makes explicit the symbols in the text. The “vineyard” is Israel, the mountains are the high places of influence in culture, the cedars (“mighty ones”) are the mighty and powerful of men, and the “Sea” speaks of the nations (sea of humanity). to the Euphrates.
12-13So Lord, why have you broken down
your fence of favor around us?
Trespassers can steal the fruit from off our vines,
and now every wild beast comes
breaking through our wall to ravage us.
You’ve left us without protection!
14Come back, come back, O God to restore us!
You are the Commander of Angel Armies.
Look down from heaven and see our crisis.
Come down and care for your lovely vineyard once again.
15Nurture our root and our fruit with your loving care.
Raise up the Branch-Man, the Son whom you’ve made strong.
16Enemies chopped down our vine and set it on fire;
now show them your anger and let them perish by your frown.
17Strengthen this Branch-Man, the Son of your love,
the Son of Man who dwells at your right hand.
18Then we will never turn back from you.
Revive us again, that we may trust in you.
19O God, the mighty Commander of Angel Armies,
come back and rescue us!
Let your beaming face shine upon us
with the sunrise rays of glory.
Then nothing will ever stop us again!
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For the Music Director. To the melody of “Lilies of the Testimony.” A Psalm of Asaph.
1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 In the sight of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
stir up Your strength,
and come and rescue us.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 Restore us again, O God,
and cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 O Lord God of Hosts,
how long will You be angry
against the prayers of Your people?
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 You have fed them with the bread of tears
and have given them tears to drink in great measure.
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 You make us contention for our neighbors,
and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 Restore us again, O God of Hosts,
and cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 You have brought a vine out of Egypt;
You have cast out the nations and planted it.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 You cleared the ground for it;
it took deep root and filled the land.
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 The mountains were covered with its shadow
and the mighty cedars with its branches.
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 It sent out its branches to the sea
and its shoots to the River.
12Why have You then broken down its walls,
so that all those who pass by the way pluck its fruit?
13The boar from the woods ravages it,
and the insects of the field devour it.
14Return again, O God of Hosts;
look down from heaven, and behold,
have regard for this vine
15and the root that Your right hand has planted,
and the shoots that You made strong for Yourself.
16It is burned with fire; it is cut down;
may they perish at the rebuke from Your presence.
17Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
18So we will not turn back from You;
give us life, and we will call upon Your name.
19Restore us again, O Lord God of Hosts;
cause Your face to shine,
and we shall be delivered.
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