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Psalm 80

A lamentable praier to God to helpe the miſeries of his Church, & Deſiring him to conſider their firſt eſtate, when his fauour ſhined towards them, to the intent that he might finiſh that worke which he had begonne.
¶ To him that excelleth on Shoſhannim Edúth. A Pſalme committed to Aſáph.
1.H Eare, ô thou Shepherd of Iſraél, thou that leadeſt Ioſeph like ſhepe: ſhew thy brightnes, thou that ſitteſt betwene the Cherubims.
2.Before Ephráim and Beniamín and Manaſſéh ſtirre vp thy ſtrength, and come to helpe vs.
3.TUrne vs againe, ô God, and cauſe thy face to ſhine that we maie be ſaued.
4.O Lord God of hoſtes, how long wilt thou be angrie againſt the praier of thy people?
5.Thou haſt fed thē with the bread of teares, and giuen them teares to drinke with greate meaſure.
6.Thou haſt made vs a ſtrife vnto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at vs among them ſelues.
7.Turne vs againe, ô God of hoſtes: cauſe thy face to ſhine, and we ſhalbe ſaued.
8.Thou haſt broght a vine out of Egypt: thou haſt caſt out the heathen, and planted it.
9.Thou madeſt roume for it, and dideſt cauſe it to take roote, and it filled the land.
10.The mountaines were couered with the ſhadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodlie cedres.
11.She ſtretched out her branches vnto the Sea, and her boughes vnto the Riuer.
12.Why haſt thou then broken downe her hedges, ſo that all thei, which paſſe by the waie, haue plucked her?
13.The wilde bore out of the wood hathe deſtroied it, and the wilde beaſtes of the field haue eaten it vp.
14.Returne we beſeche thee, ô God of hoſtes: loke downe from heauen and beholde and viſit this vine,
15.And the vineyarde, that thy right hand hathe planted, and the yong vine, which thou madeſt ſtrong for thy ſelf.
16.It is burnt with fyer and cut downe: and they periſh at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17.Let thine hand be vpon ye man of thy right hand, and vpon the ſonne of man, whome thou madeſt ſtrong for thine owne ſelf.
18.So wil not we go backe from thee: reuiue thou vs, and we ſhal call vpon thy Name.
19.Turne vs againe, ô Lord God of hoſtes: cauſe thy face to ſhine and we ſhalbe ſaued.

Notes

1:a.
This Pſalme was made as a praier for to deſire God to be merciful to the ten tribes
1:b.
Moue their hearts yt they may returne to worſhip God aright: ye is in ye place where thou haſt appointed
2:c.
Ioyne thy whole people & all thy tribes together againe.
4:d.
The faithful feare Gods an gre, when they perceiue that their praiers are not forthwith heard
6:e.
Our neighbours: haue cō tinual ſtrife & warre againſt vs
7:f.
Becauſe that repētāce onely cōmeth of God, thei moſte inſtantly & oft times call to God for it as a meane, whereby thei ſhalbe ſaued.
8:g.
Seing that of thy mercie thou haſt made vs a moſte deare poſſeſſiō to thee, & we through our ſinnes are made open for wilde beaſtes to deuour vs, declare againe thy loue & finiſh ye worke that thou haſt begonne.
10:".
Cedres of God.
11:h.
To wit, Euphrates.
12:i.
That is, aſwel they yt hate our religion as they yt hate our perſones.
14:k.
Thei gaue not place to tentatiō, know ing that albeit there were no helpe in earth, yet God was able to ſuccour them frō heauen
15:l.
So yt no power can preuaile againſt it, & yt as a yong bud thou raiſeſt vp againe as out of the burnt aſhes, and not with the ſworde of the enemie:
16:m.
Onely when thou art angrie.
17:n.
That is, vpon this vine, or people, whome thou haſt planted with thy right hand, that thei ſhulde be as one man or one bodie.
18:o.
For none cā call vpō God, but ſuche as are raiſed vp, as it were, from death to life & regenerate by ye holie Spirit.