To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.
GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the 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 will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

 

1To the chiefe Musician vpon Shoshannim Eduth, A Psalme of Asaph. Giue eare, shepheard of Israel, thou that leadest Ioseph like a flocke, thou that dwellest betweene the Cherubims, shine forth.

2Before Ephraim and Beniamin, and Manasseh, stirre vp thy strength: and come and saue vs.

3Turne vs againe, O God: and cause thy face to shine, and we shall bee saued.

4O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou bee angry against the prayer of thy people?

5Thou feedest them with the bread of teares: and giuest them teares to drinke in great measure.

6Thou makest vs a strife vnto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselues.

7Turne vs againe, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saued.

8Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9Thou preparedst roome before it: and didst cause it to take deepe root, and it filled the land.

10The hilles were couered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

11She sent out her boughs vnto the Sea: and her branches vnto the riuer.

12Why hast thou then broken downe her hedges: so that all they which passe by the way, doe plucke her?

13The boare out of the wood doth waste it: and the wild beast of the field doth deuoure it.

14Returne, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: looke downe from heauen, and behold, and visit this vine:

15And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted: and the branch that thou madest strong for thy selfe.

16It is burnt with fire, it is cut downe: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

17Let thy hand be vpon the man of thy right hand: vpon the sonne of man, whom thou madest strong for thy selfe.

18So will not wee goe backe from thee: quicken vs, and we will call vpon thy Name.

19Turne vs againe, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine, and wee shall be saued.

I == Ex 25:20 , 22 ; Deut 33:2

 

 

 

 

 

III == Lam 5:21

 

 

 

V == Isa 30:20

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == Isa 5:1 , 7 ; Jer 2:21 ; Ezek 15:6 ; 17:6 ; 19:10

IX == Ex 23:28 ; Josh 24:12

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Isa 5:5 ; Nah 2:2

 

 

 

 

XIV == Isa 63:15

 

XV == Isa 49:5

 

 

 

XVII == Ps 89:21

 

 

 

 

1 For the leader; according to “Lilies.” Eduth.A psalm of Asaph.

2 O Shepherd of Israel, lend an ear, you who guide Joseph like a flock! Seated upon the cherubim, shine forth

3 upon Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.Stir up your power, and come to save us.

4 O God, restore us; Light up your face and we shall be saved. LORD of hosts, how long will you smolder in anger while your people pray?

6 You have fed them the bread of tears, made them drink tears in great measure.

7 You have left us to be fought over by our neighbors; our enemies deride us.

8 O God of hosts, restore us; light up your face and we shall be saved.

9 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out nations and planted it.

10 You cleared out what was before it; it took deep root and filled the land.

11 The mountains were covered by its shadow, the cedars of God by its branches.

12 It sent out its boughs as far as the sea, its shoots as far as the river.

13 Why have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?

14 The boar from the forest strips the vine; the beast of the field feeds upon it.

15 Turn back again, God of hosts; look down from heaven and see; Visit this vine,

16 the stock your right hand has planted, and the son whom you made strong for yourself.

17 Those who would burn or cut it down—may they perish at your rebuke.

18 May your hand be with the man on your right, with the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

19 Then we will not withdraw from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.

20 LORD God of hosts, restore us; light up your face and we shall be saved.

Verses 1-3. Asaph pleads for the Lord to restore favor on Israel, which is a refrain he uses in verses 3, 7 and 19. V 2, “thy strength” the ark 78:61. It went immediately before these three tribes on the march.

Verses 4-7 As in many other Psalms, he cries out “how long” will the Lord ignore their prayer and allow the enemy to scoff. He repeats the refrain for restoration.

 

 

Verses 8-14 The Lord had planted Israel in the land like a vine, but he allowed the hedges it created to be broken so that animals can get through. (cp 2 Cor. 2:11; S of S 2:15) He calls the enemies boars and calls on God to protect the vine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verses 15-19. Asaph continues to speak of Israel as God’s vine which has been cut down, and asks that it be revived. Then he promises obedience and closes with the refrain asking to be restored.