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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Psalm 80
For the music leader. According to “Lotus Blossoms.” A testimony of Asaph. A psalm.
1Shepherd of Israel, listen!
You, the one who leads Joseph as if he were a sheep.
You, who are enthroned upon the winged heavenly creatures.
Show yourself 2before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh!
Wake up your power!
Come to save us!
3Restore us, God!
Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
4 LORD God of heavenly forces,
how long will you fume against your people’s prayer?
5You’ve fed them bread made of tears;
you’ve given them tears to drink three times over!
6You’ve put us at odds with our neighbors;
our enemies make fun of us.
7Restore us, God of heavenly forces!
Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
8You brought a vine out of Egypt.
You drove out the nations and planted it.
9You cleared the ground for it;
then it planted its roots deep, filling the land.
10The mountains were covered by its shade;
the mighty cedars were covered by its branches.
11It sent its branches all the way to the sea;
its shoots went all the way to the Euphrates River.#80.11 Or the Great River
12So why have you now torn down its walls
so that all who come along can pluck its fruit,
13so that any boar from the forest can tear it up,
so that the bugs can feed on it?
14Please come back, God of heavenly forces!
Look down from heaven and perceive it!
Attend to this vine,
15this root that you planted with your strong hand,
this son whom you secured as your very own.
16It is burned with fire. It is chopped down.
They die at the rebuke coming from you.
17Let your hand be with the one on your right side—
with the one whom you secured as your own—
18then we will not turn away from you!
Revive us so that we can call on your name.
19Restore us, LORD God of heavenly forces!
Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
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