Psalms 80 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 81

¹For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) upon Gittith^H1665, A Psalm of Asaph^H623. Sing aloud^H7442^(H8685) unto God^H430 our strength^H5797: make a joyful noise^H7321^(H8685) unto the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

KJVTake^H5375^(H8798) a psalm^H2172, and bring^H5414^(H8798) hither the timbrel^H8596, the pleasant^H5273 harp^H3658 with the psaltery^H5035.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

KJVBlow up^H8628^(H8798) the trumpet^H7782 in the new moon^H2320, in the time appointed^H3677, on our solemn feast^H2282 day^H3117.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

KJVFor this was a statute^H2706 for Israel^H3478, and a law^H4941 of the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

KJVThis he ordained^H7760^(H8804) in Joseph^H3084 for a testimony^H5715, when he went out^H3318^(H8800) through the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: where I heard^H8085^(H8799) a language^H8193 that I understood^H3045^(H8804) not.

⁶ “I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

KJVI removed^H5493^(H8689) his shoulder^H7926 from the burden^H5447: his hands^H3709 were delivered^H5674^(H8799) from the pots^H1731.

⁷ You called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.” Selah.

KJVThou calledst^H7121^(H8804) in trouble^H6869, and I delivered^H2502^(H8762) thee; I answered^H6030^(H8799) thee in the secret place^H5643 of thunder^H7482: I proved^H974^(H8799) thee at the waters^H4325 of Meribah^H4809. Selah^H5542.

⁸ “Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O my people^H5971, and I will testify^H5749^(H8686) unto thee: O Israel^H3478, if thou wilt hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto me;

⁹ There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.

KJVThere shall no strange^H2114^(H8801) god^H410 be in thee; neither shalt thou worship^H7812^(H8691) any strange^H5236 god^H410.

¹⁰ I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

KJVI am the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, which brought^H5927^(H8688) thee out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: open thy mouth^H6310 wide^H7337^(H8685), and I will fill^H4390^(H8762) it.

¹¹ But my people didn’t listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

KJVBut my people^H5971 would not hearken^H8085^(H8804) to my voice^H6963; and Israel^H3478 would^H14^(H8804) none of me.

¹² So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.

KJVSo I gave them up^H7971^(H8762) unto their own hearts^H3820' lust^H8307: and they walked^H3212^(H8799) in their own counsels^H4156.

¹³ Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

KJVOh^H3863 that my people^H5971 had hearkened^H8085^(H8802) unto me, and Israel^H3478 had walked^H1980^(H8762) in my ways^H1870!

¹⁴ I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

KJVI should soon^H4592 have subdued^H3665^(H8686) their enemies^H341^(H8802), and turned^H7725^(H8686) my hand^H3027 against their adversaries^H6862.

¹⁵ The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

KJVThe haters^H8130^(H8764) of the LORD^H3068 should have submitted^H3584^(H8762) themselves unto him: but their time^H6256 should have endured for ever^H5769.

¹⁶ But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”

KJVHe should have fed^H398^(H8686) them also with the finest^H2459 of the wheat^H2406: and with honey^H1706 out of the rock^H6697 should I have satisfied^H7646^(H8686) thee.

WEB·Psalms 80

¹For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) upon Shoshannimeduth^H7802, A Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. Give ear^H238^(H8685), O Shepherd^H7462^(H8802) of Israel^H3478, thou that leadest^H5090^(H8802) Joseph^H3130 like a flock^H6629; thou that dwellest^H3427^(H8802) between the cherubims^H3742, shine forth^H3313^(H8685).

² Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

KJVBefore^H6440 Ephraim^H669 and Benjamin^H1144 and Manasseh^H4519 stir up^H5782^(H8786) thy strength^H1369, and come^H3212^(H8798) and save^H3444 us.

³ Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

KJVTurn us again^H7725^(H8685), O God^H430, and cause thy face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8685); and we shall be saved^H3467^(H8735).

⁴ Yahweh God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

KJVO LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635, how long wilt thou be angry^H6225^(H8804) against the prayer^H8605 of thy people^H5971?

⁵ You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

KJVThou feedest^H398^(H8689) them with the bread^H3899 of tears^H1832; and givest them tears^H1832 to drink^H8248^(H8686) in great measure^H7991.

⁶ You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

KJVThou makest^H7760^(H8799) us a strife^H4066 unto our neighbours^H7934: and our enemies^H341^(H8802) laugh^H3932^(H8799) among themselves.

⁷ Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

KJVTurn us again^H7725^(H8685), O God^H430 of hosts^H6635, and cause thy face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8685); and we shall be saved^H3467^(H8735).

⁸ You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

KJVThou hast brought^H5265^(H8686) a vine^H1612 out of Egypt^H4714: thou hast cast out^H1644^(H8762) the heathen^H1471, and planted^H5193^(H8799) it.

⁹ You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

KJVThou preparedst^H6437^(H8765) room before^H6440 it, and didst cause it to take deep^H8328 root^H8327^(H8686), and it filled^H4390^(H8762) the land^H776.

¹⁰ The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

KJVThe hills^H2022 were covered^H3680^(H8795) with the shadow^H6738 of it, and the boughs^H6057 thereof were like the goodly^H410 cedars^H730.

¹¹ It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the River.

KJVShe sent out^H7971^(H8762) her boughs^H7105 unto the sea^H3220, and her branches^H3127 unto the river^H5104.

¹² Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

KJVWhy hast thou then broken down^H6555^(H8804) her hedges^H1447, so that all they which pass^H5674^(H8802) by the way^H1870 do pluck^H717^(H8804) her?

¹³ The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

KJVThe boar^H2386 out of the wood^H3293 doth waste^H3765^(H8762) it, and the wild beast^H2123 of the field^H7704 doth devour^H7462^(H8799) it.

¹⁴ Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

KJVReturn^H7725^(H8798), we beseech thee, O God^H430 of hosts^H6635: look down^H5027^(H8685) from heaven^H8064, and behold^H7200^(H8798), and visit^H6485^(H8798) this vine^H1612;

¹⁵ the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

KJVAnd the vineyard^H3657^H3661^(H8798) which thy right hand^H3225 hath planted^H5193^(H8804), and the branch^H1121 that thou madest strong^H553^(H8765) for thyself.

¹⁶ It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

KJVIt is burned^H8313^(H8803) with fire^H784, it is cut down^H3683^(H8803): they perish^H6^(H8799) at the rebuke^H1606 of thy countenance^H6440.

¹⁷ Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

KJVLet thy hand^H3027 be upon the man^H376 of thy right hand^H3225, upon the son^H1121 of man^H120 whom thou madest strong^H553^(H8765) for thyself.

¹⁸ So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

KJVSo will not we go back^H5472^(H8799) from thee: quicken^H2421^(H8762) us, and we will call^H7121^(H8799) upon thy name^H8034.

¹⁹ Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

KJVTurn us again^H7725^(H8685), O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of hosts^H6635, cause thy face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8685); and we shall be saved^H3467^(H8735).

Section titles come from the Biblion commentary, not from Scripture.

You can also read or listen to the Introduction to the book of Psalms.