80:1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ אֶל־שֹׁשַׁנִּים עֵדוּת לְאָסָף מִזְמוֹר׃

For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A testimony. A Psalm of Asaph.

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80:2

רֹעֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל הַאֲזִינָה נֹהֵג כַּצֹּאן יוֹסֵף יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים הוֹפִיעָה׃

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.

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80:3

לִפְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם וּבִנְיָמִן וּמְנַשֶּׁה עוֹרְרָה אֶת־גְּבוּרָתֶךָ וּלְכָה לִישֻׁעָתָה לָּנוּ׃

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Thy might, And come to save us.

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80:4

אֱלֹהִים הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה׃

O God, restore us; And cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

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80:5

יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת עַד־מָתַי עָשַׁנְתָּ בִּתְפִלַּת עַמֶּךָ׃

O LORD God of hosts, How long wilt Thou be angry against the prayer of Thy people?

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80:6

הֶאֱכַלְתָּם לֶחֶם דִּמְעָה וַתַּשְׁקֵמוֹ בִּדְמָעוֹת שָׁלִישׁ׃

Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.

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80:7

תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָדוֹן לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ וְאֹיְבֵינוּ יִלְעֲגוּ־לָמוֹ׃

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; And our enemies mock as they please.

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80:8

אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה׃

O God of hosts, restore us; And cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

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80:9

גֶּפֶן מִמִּצְרַיִם תַּסִּיעַ תְּגָרֵשׁ גּוֹיִם וַתִּטָּעֶהָ׃

Thou didst pluck up a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst drive out the nations, and didst plant it.

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80:10

פִּנִּיתָ לְפָנֶיהָ וַתַּשְׁרֵשׁ שָׁרָשֶׁיהָ וַתְּמַלֵּא־אָרֶץ׃

Thou didst clear a place before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land.

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80:11

כָּסּוּ הָרִים צִלָּהּ וַעֲנָפֶיהָ אַרְזֵי־אֵל׃

The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, And the mighty cedars with the boughs thereof.

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80:12

תְּשַׁלַּח קְצִירֶהָ עַד־יָם וְאֶל־נָהָר יוֹנְקוֹתֶיהָ׃

She sent out her branches unto the sea, And her shoots unto the River.

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80:13

לָמָּה פָּרַצְתָּ גְדֵרֶיהָ וְאָרוּהָ כָּל־עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ׃

Why hast Thou broken down her fences, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck her?

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80:14

יְכַרְסְמֶנָּה חֲזִיר מִיָּעַר וְזִיז שָׂדַי יִרְעֶנָּה׃

The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, That which moveth in the field feedeth on it.

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80:15

אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת שׁוּב־נָא הַבֵּט מִשָּׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וּפְקֹד גֶּפֶן זֹאת׃

O God of hosts, return, we beseech Thee; Look from heaven, and behold, and be mindful of this vine,

80:16

וְכַנָּה אֲשֶׁר־נָטְעָה יְמִינֶךָ וְעַל־בֵּן אִמַּצְתָּה לָּךְ׃

And of the stock which Thy right hand hath planted, And the branch that Thou madest strong for Thyself. .

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80:17

שְׂרֻפָה בָאֵשׁ כְּסוּחָה מִגַּעֲרַת פָּנֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ׃

It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Thy countenance.

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80:18

תְּהִי־יָדְךָ עַל־אִישׁ יְמִינֶךָ עַל־בֶּן־אָדָם אִמַּצְתָּ לָּךְ׃

Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy right hand, Upon the son of man whom Thou madest strong for Thyself.

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80:19

וְלֹא־נָסוֹג מִמֶּךָּ תְּחַיֵּנוּ וּבְשִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא׃

So shall we not turn back from Thee; Quicken Thou us, and we will call upon Thy name.

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80:20

יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ הָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה׃

O LORD God of hosts, restore us; Cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

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