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Psalm 79-81
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A lament over the destruction of Jerusalem, and prayer for help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

79 O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance;
Thy holy temple have they defiled;
They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens,
The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was none to bury them.
4 We are become a reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.
5 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever?
Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
6 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not,
And upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
7 For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his [a]habitation.
8 Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers:
Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us;
For we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name;
And deliver us, and [b]forgive our sins, for thy name’s sake.
10 Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God?
Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed
Be known among the nations in our sight.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee:
According to the greatness of [c]thy power preserve thou [d]those that are appointed to death;
12 And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture
Will give thee thanks for ever:
We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

God implored to rescue his people from their calamities.

For the Chief Musician; set to [e]Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.

80 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
Thou that [f]sittest above the cherubim, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might,
And come to save us.
3 [g]Turn us again, O God;
And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

4 O Jehovah God of hosts,
How long [h]wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears,
And given them tears to drink in large measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors;
And our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 [i]Turn us again, O God of hosts;
And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

8 Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt:
Thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it.
9 Thou preparedst room before it,
And it took deep root, and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it,
And [j]the boughs thereof were like [k]cedars of God.
11 It sent out its branches unto the sea,
And its shoots unto the River.
12 Why hast thou broken down its walls,
So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?
13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it,
And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.
14 Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts:
Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
15 And [l]the stock which thy right hand planted,
And the [m]branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down:
They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,
Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So shall we not go back from thee:
Quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 [n]Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts;
Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

God’s goodness and Israel’s waywardness.

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.

81 Sing aloud unto God our strength:
Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song, and [o]bring hither the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
At the full moon, on our feast-day.
4 For it is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony,
When he went out [p]over the land of Egypt,
Where I heard [q]a language that I knew not.
6 I removed his shoulder from the burden:
His hands were freed from the basket.
7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee;
I answered thee in the secret place of thunder;
I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:
O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
9 There shall no strange god be in thee;
Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
10 I am Jehovah thy God,
Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt:
Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 But my people hearkened not to my voice;
And Israel would none of me.
12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart,
That they might walk in their own counsels.
13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me,
That Israel would walk in my ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn my hand against their adversaries.
15 The haters of Jehovah should [r]submit themselves unto him:
But their time should endure for ever.
16 He would feed them also with the [s]finest of the wheat;
And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 79:7 Or, pasture
  2. Psalm 79:9 Or, expiate
  3. Psalm 79:11 Hebrew thine arm.
  4. Psalm 79:11 Hebrew the children of death.
  5. Psalm 80:1 That is, Lilies, a testimony.
  6. Psalm 80:1 Or, art enthroned
  7. Psalm 80:3 Or, Restore
  8. Psalm 80:4 Hebrew wilt thou smoke. See 74:1.
  9. Psalm 80:7 Or, Restore
  10. Psalm 80:10 Or, the cedars of God with the boughs thereof
  11. Psalm 80:10 Or, goodly cedars
  12. Psalm 80:15 Or, protect (or maintain) that which etc.
  13. Psalm 80:15 Hebrew son.
  14. Psalm 80:19 Or, Restore
  15. Psalm 81:2 Or, strike the timbrel
  16. Psalm 81:5 Or, against
  17. Psalm 81:5 Or, the speech of one that etc.
  18. Psalm 81:15 Or, yield feigned obedience. Hebrew lie.
  19. Psalm 81:16 Hebrew fat of wheat.
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Psalm 79-81
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Psalm 79

A psalm of Asaph.

1 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;(A)
    they have defiled(B) your holy temple,
    they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.(C)
2 They have left the dead bodies of your servants
    as food for the birds of the sky,(D)
    the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(E)
3 They have poured out blood like water
    all around Jerusalem,
    and there is no one to bury(F) the dead.(G)
4 We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
    of scorn(H) and derision to those around us.(I)

5 How long,(J) Lord? Will you be angry(K) forever?
    How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(L)
6 Pour out your wrath(M) on the nations
    that do not acknowledge(N) you,
on the kingdoms
    that do not call on your name;(O)
7 for they have devoured(P) Jacob
    and devastated his homeland.

8 Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;(Q)
    may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
    for we are in desperate need.(R)
9 Help us,(S) God our Savior,
    for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
    for your name’s sake.(T)
10 Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(U)

Before our eyes, make known among the nations
    that you avenge(V) the outpoured blood(W) of your servants.
11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
    with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
12 Pay back into the laps(X) of our neighbors seven times(Y)
    the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,(Z)
    will praise you forever;(AA)
from generation to generation
    we will proclaim your praise.

Psalm 80[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm.

1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock.(AB)
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,(AC)
    shine forth 2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.(AD)
Awaken(AE) your might;
    come and save us.(AF)

3 Restore(AG) us,(AH) O God;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.(AI)

4 How long,(AJ) Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smolder(AK)
    against the prayers of your people?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears;(AL)
    you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.(AM)
6 You have made us an object of derision[b] to our neighbors,
    and our enemies mock us.(AN)

7 Restore us, God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.(AO)

8 You transplanted a vine(AP) from Egypt;
    you drove out(AQ) the nations and planted(AR) it.
9 You cleared the ground for it,
    and it took root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
    the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 Its branches reached as far as the Sea,[c]
    its shoots as far as the River.[d](AS)

12 Why have you broken down its walls(AT)
    so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
13 Boars from the forest ravage(AU) it,
    and insects from the fields feed on it.
14 Return to us, God Almighty!
    Look down from heaven and see!(AV)
Watch over this vine,
15     the root your right hand has planted,
    the son[e] you have raised up for yourself.

16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;(AW)
    at your rebuke(AX) your people perish.
17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
    the son of man(AY) you have raised up for yourself.
18 Then we will not turn away from you;
    revive(AZ) us, and we will call on your name.

19 Restore us, Lord God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.

Psalm 81[f]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[g] Of Asaph.

1 Sing for joy to God our strength;
    shout aloud to the God of Jacob!(BA)
2 Begin the music, strike the timbrel,(BB)
    play the melodious harp(BC) and lyre.(BD)

3 Sound the ram’s horn(BE) at the New Moon,(BF)
    and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
4 this is a decree for Israel,
    an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(BG)
5 When God went out against Egypt,(BH)
    he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:(BI)

6 “I removed the burden(BJ) from their shoulders;(BK)
    their hands were set free from the basket.
7 In your distress you called(BL) and I rescued you,
    I answered(BM) you out of a thundercloud;
    I tested you at the waters of Meribah.[h](BN)
8 Hear me, my people,(BO) and I will warn you—
    if you would only listen to me, Israel!
9 You shall have no foreign god(BP) among you;
    you shall not worship any god other than me.
10 I am the Lord your God,
    who brought you up out of Egypt.(BQ)
Open(BR) wide your mouth and I will fill(BS) it.

11 “But my people would not listen to me;
    Israel would not submit to me.(BT)
12 So I gave them over(BU) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

13 “If my people would only listen to me,(BV)
    if Israel would only follow my ways,
14 how quickly I would subdue(BW) their enemies
    and turn my hand against(BX) their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(BY) before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.
16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;(BZ)
    with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 80:1 In Hebrew texts 80:1-19 is numbered 80:2-20.
  2. Psalm 80:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text contention
  3. Psalm 80:11 Probably the Mediterranean
  4. Psalm 80:11 That is, the Euphrates
  5. Psalm 80:15 Or branch
  6. Psalm 81:1 In Hebrew texts 81:1-16 is numbered 81:2-17.
  7. Psalm 81:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  8. Psalm 81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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