A Psalm of Asaph, to the chief Musician upon Shoshannim Eduth. |
Psalm 80:1-19 Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
O Shepherd of Israel, [lend] Your ear [& hear,] You [Who] lead Joseph, [a.k.a Israel,] like a flock. You, [Who] dwells between the cherubims, shine forth. [1 Kings 8:6-7 And the priests brought in the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord unto [its] place, into the oracle of the house, to the Most Holy Place, even under the wings of the cherubims. |
For the cherubims spread [out] their 2 wings over the place of the Ark & the cherubims covered the Ark & the [poles] above [there.] |
[Arouse] Your strength & come & save us [in front of] Ephraim, Benjamin & Manasseh. [Return us again, O God & cause Your face to shine & we will be saved. [Lamentations 5:21 [Lord, return] us to You, O Lord & we shall be [returned.] Renew our days [like previous times.] |
O Lord of Hosts, how long will You be angry against the [prayers] of Your people? You feed them with the bread of tears & give them tears to drink in great measure. You make us a [cause of conflict to] our neighbors & our enemies laugh among themselves. |
[Return] us again, O God of Hosts & cause Your face to shine & we shall be saved. You have brought a vine out of Egypt & You have cast out the heathen & planted it. |
[Isaiah 4:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel & the men of Judah, His pleasant plant. And He looked for [justice,] but [saw] oppression & for righteousness, but [heard] an [out] cry.] |
You prepared room before it & did cause it to take deep root & it filled the land. [Joshua 24:18-20 And the Lord [drove] out from before us all the people, even the Amorites, [who] dwelt in the land. Therefore, we will also serve the Lord; for He is our God. |
And Joshua said to the people, you cannot serve the Lord, for He is a Holy God & He is a Jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions, nor your sins. If you [abandon] the Lord & serve strange gods, then He will turn & do you [harm] & consume you, after [all] that good He has done [for] you.] |
The hills were covered with the shadow of it & [its] boughs were like the [mighty] cedars. She sent out her boughs to the sea & her branches to the river. |
Then, why have You broken down her hedges, so that all [those who] pass by the [road] do pluck her? [Isaiah 5:5 And now [come too:] I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away [its] hedge & [the vineyard] shall be eaten up & [its] wall [broken] down & it shall be [trampled] down.] |
The boar [from] the [woods has ruined] it & the wild [beasts] of the field devour it. We [beg] You [to] return, O God of Hosts. Look down from heaven & [see] & visit this vine & the vineyard [that] Your right hand has planted & the branch that You made strong for Yourself. It is burned with fire & it is cut down. |
They perish at the [disapproval] of Your countenance. Let Your hand be upon the man, [at] Your right hand, upon the son of man, whom You made strong for Yourself. |
[Psalm 80:20-21 I have found David, My servant & I have anointed him with My holy oil, with whom My hand shall be established. [My] arm shall also strengthen him.] |
So, we won't go back from You. [Restore] us & we will call upon Your Name. [Return] us again, O Lord God of Hosts & cause Your face to shine & we shall be saved. |