KJB-1611 PSA Chapter 80

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P S A L. LXXX.

1 The Psalmist in his prayer complaineth of the miseries of the Church. 8 Gods former fauours are turned into iudgements. 14 Hee prayeth for deliuerance.

¶ To the chiefe Musician vpon Shoshannim Eduth, A Psalme of Asaph.

LXXX ¶ Giue eare, shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like a flocke, thou that dwellest betweene the Cherubims, shine forth. 2 [fn]Before Ephraim and Beniamin, and Manasseh, stirre vp thy strength: and come and saue vs. 3 Turne vs againe, O God: and cause thy face to shine, and we shall bee saued. 4 [fn]O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou bee angry against the prayer of thy people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of teares: and giuest them teares to drinke in great measure. 6 Thou makest vs a strife vnto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselues. 7 Turne vs againe, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saued. 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 9 Thou preparedst roome before it: and didst cause it to take deepe root, and it filled the land. 10 [fn]The hilles were couered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. 11 She sent out her boughs vnto the Sea: and her branches vnto the riuer. 12 Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges: so that all they which passe by the way, doe plucke her? 13 The boare out of the wood doth waste it: and the wild beast of the field doth deuoure it. 14 Returne, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: looke downe from heauen, and behold, and visit this vine: 15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted: and the branch that thou madest strong for thy selfe. 16 It is burnt with fire, it is cut downe: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 17 Let thy hand be vpon the man of thy right hand: vpon the sonne of man, whom thou madest strong for thy selfe. 18 So will not wee goe backe from thee: quicken vs, and we will call vpon thy Name. 19 Turne vs againe, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine, and wee shall be saued.

80:2 Heb. come for saluation to vs.

80:4 Hebr. wilt thou smoke?

80:10 Hebr. the Cedars of God.