PSALMS 80

Psalms: A Study / 5776*


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Psalms Chapter 80 תְּהִלִּים


1 For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A testimony. A Psalm of Asaph.
א לַמְנַצֵּחַ אֶל-שֹׁשַׁנִּים; עֵדוּת לְאָסָף מִזְמוֹר.


Sec. I
2 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who leads Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
ב רֹעֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל, הַאֲזִינָה-- נֹהֵג כַּצֹּאן יוֹסֵף;
יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים הוֹפִיעָה.

Mahx Note: The Shepherd On The Chariot
http://simp.ly/publish/QHHpZl


3 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your might, and come to save us.
ג לִפְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם, וּבִנְיָמִן וּמְנַשֶּׁה-- עוֹרְרָה אֶת-גְּבוּרָתֶךָ; וּלְכָה לִישֻׁעָתָה לָּנוּ.


4 O God, restore us; and cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved.
ד אֱלֹהִים הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ; וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ, וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה.


Sec. II
5 O LORD God of hosts, how long will You be angry against the prayer of Your people?
ה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת-- עַד-מָתַי עָשַׁנְתָּ, בִּתְפִלַּת עַמֶּךָ.

Etzion trans.
O Lord, God of hosts, how long will You angrily reject the prayer of Your people?


6 You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.
ו הֶאֱכַלְתָּם, לֶחֶם דִּמְעָה; וַתַּשְׁקֵמוֹ, בִּדְמָעוֹת שָׁלִישׁ


7 You make us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.
ז תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָדוֹן, לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ; וְאֹיְבֵינוּ, יִלְעֲגוּ-לָמוֹ.


8 O God of hosts, restore us; and cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved.
ח אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ; וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ, וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה.


Sec. III
9 You plucked up a vine out of Egypt; You drove out the nations, and planted it.
ט גֶּפֶן, מִמִּצְרַיִם תַּסִּיעַ; תְּגָרֵשׁ גּוֹיִם, וַתִּטָּעֶהָ.

Etzion trans.
You brought a vine out of Egypt.

Mahx Note:
The Vine and Why G-d Planted It
http://simp.ly/publish/W6Rbxg


10 You cleared a place before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.
י פִּנִּיתָ לְפָנֶיהָ; וַתַּשְׁרֵשׁ שָׁרָשֶׁיהָ, וַתְּמַלֵּא-אָרֶץ.


11 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the mighty cedars with the boughs thereof.
יא כָּסּוּ הָרִים צִלָּהּ; וַעֲנָפֶיהָ, אַרְזֵי-אֵל.


12 She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River.
יב תְּשַׁלַּח קְצִירֶהָ עַד-יָם; וְאֶל-נָהָר, יוֹנְקוֹתֶיהָ.

Etzion trans.
It sent out...


13 Why have You broken down her fences, so that all they that pass by the way pluck her?
יג לָמָּה, פָּרַצְתָּ גְדֵרֶיהָ; וְאָרוּהָ, כָּל-עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ.

Etzion trans.
...pluck its fruit.

Mahx Note: The Vine and Why G-d Planted It
http://simp.ly/publish/W6Rbxg

14 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, that which move in the field feed on it.
יד יְכַרְסְמֶנָּה חֲזִיר מִיָּעַר; וְזִיז שָׂדַי יִרְעֶנָּה.


15 O God of hosts, return, we beseech Thee;
look from heaven, and behold, and be mindful of this vine,
טו אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת, שׁוּב-נָא:
הַבֵּט מִשָּׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה; וּפְקֹד, גֶּפֶן זֹאת.

Sec. IV
Etzion translation divides verse 15 after "O God of hosts, please return", putting the section break here. It begins the next section with, "Look down from heaven..."

16 And of the stock which Your right hand has planted, and the branch that You made strong for Yourself.
טז וְכַנָּה, אֲשֶׁר-נָטְעָה יְמִינֶךָ; וְעַל-בֵּן, אִמַּצְתָּה לָּךְ.


17 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of Thy countenance.
יז שְׂרֻפָה בָאֵשׁ כְּסוּחָה; מִגַּעֲרַת פָּנֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ.

Etzion trans.
Let them perish at the rebuke of Your face.


18 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
יח תְּהִי-יָדְךָ, עַל-אִישׁ יְמִינֶךָ; עַל-בֶּן-אָדָם, אִמַּצְתָּ לָּךְ.

Etzion trans.
...upon the man whom You have attached strongly to Yourself. {The Hebrew has " 'al ben-Adam"}

Mahx Note:
Hashem Stands With Mashiach
http://simp.ly/publish/bdq3rx


19 So shall we not turn back from You; make us live, and we will call upon Your name.
יט וְלֹא-נָסוֹג מִמֶּךָּ; תְּחַיֵּנוּ, וּבְשִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא.

Etzion trans.
He has not turned back from You.


20 O LORD God of hosts, restore us; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved.
כ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ; הָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ, וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה.


*RESOURCES
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Rav Elchanan Samet
LECTURE 39: PSALM 80
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