Psalm 80

Shepherd and good prophet of Isra’el, listen!
You who lead Yosef like a flock,
You whose throne is on the k’ruvim,
shine out!
Before Efrayim, Binyamin and M’nasheh,
Rouse your great power; and come to save us from ourselves and all harm.
God, restore us!
Make Your face shine, and we will be saved.

ELOHIM,, God of armies, how long
will You be seething and angry with Your people’s prayers of forgiveness?
You have fed them wet sad tears as their soft bread
and made them drink those tears in abundance.
You cause our neighbors to fight over us,
and our enemies mock us.
God of armies, please fight for us, restore us!
Make Your face shine, and we will be saved.

You brought a purple grape vine out of Egypt,
you expelled the nations and planted it,
You cleared a growing space for it;
then it took root firmly and filled the  good land and we were prosperous.
The mountains were covered with its cooling shade,
the strong mighty red cedars with its firm branches;
It put out branches as far as we could see the vast sea
and shoots to the long and winding [Euphrates] River.

Why did you break down [the vineyard’s] vines growing up the wall,
so that all passing by can pluck [its fruit]?
The boar from the plush forest tears it apart with its gripping sharp teeth;
wild creatures from the fields feed hungrily on it.

ELOHIM,, God of armies, please come back!
Look down from the heights of heaven, see, and tend this breaking dry vine!
Protect what your all-knowing right hand planted,
the child you made strong for yourself.
It is burned by fierce hot fire, it is chopped and cut down;
they perish at your angry frown of rebuke.
Help your servants, the people at your right hand,
the people you made strong for yourself.

Then we won’t turn away from you —
If you revive us, we will call on your name.

ELOHIM, God of armies, restore us!
Make your face shine, and we will be saved.

Psalm 81

         

Sing for joy to HASHEM our great and powerful stronghold! Shout to the God of Ya‘akov! Start the music! Clang the cymbals! Tap your foot! Beat the drum! Play the sweet lyre and the lute! Sound the shofar at Rosh-Hodesh and at full moon for the pilgrim feast, because this is a sacred holy law for Isra’el, a ruling of the God of Ya‘akov. HASHEM placed it as a testimony in Y’hosef when he went out against the land of Egypt. I heard a strange and unfamiliar voice say, “I lifted the load from his shoulder; his hands were freed from the [laborer’s] basket. You called out when you were in trouble, and I rescued you; I answered you from the heavens above, from a thundercloud; I tested you at the M’rivah Spring [by saying,] (Selah) “‘Hear, my people, while I give you warning! Isra’el, if you would only listen to me! There is not to be with you any foreign god; you are not to worship an alien god. I am Adonai your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth, and I will fill it.’ "“But my people did not listen to my voice; Isra’el would have none of me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to live by their own plans. How I wish my people would listen to me, that Isra’el would live by my ways! I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes. Those who hate Adonai would cringe before him, while [Isra’el’s] time would last forever.  They would be fed with the finest wheat, and I would satisfy you with honey from the rocks.”

Psalm 82

ELOHIM [God] stands tall and stately in the Divine and Holy assembly; there with the ELOHIM [judges], God judges: “How long will you go on judging unfairly, favoring the wicked? Selah. Give justice to the stranger, poor, needy, motherless, fatherless, widow, weak and destitute! Uphold the rights of the wretched and poverty-stricken! Rescue the compassionate and true at heart, help the needy; deliver us from the ruthless power of the wicked!” Soothe us, comfort us, keep us. They don’t know, they don’t understand, they wander about in darkness blindly; meanwhile, all the foundations of the earth are being undermined. “My decree is: ‘You are ELOHIM [gods, judges], sons of the Most High all of you. Nevertheless, you will die like mortals, mortals who do not save; like any prince, you will fall.’” Rise up, ELOHIM, and judge the earth; for all the nations are Yours.

Psalm 83

O God, call to me, don’t remain silent! Don’t stay quiet, God, or still; because here are Your vicious unrelenting enemies, causing an huge uproar; those who despicably hate You are raising their stiff-necked heads, craftily conspiring against Your Jewish people, consulting together against those You treasure as Your Chosen Ones. They say, “Come, let’s wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Isra’el be remembered no more!” With one mind they plot their schemes; the covenant they have made is against You, to destroy You —the tents of Edom and the Yishma‘elim, Mo’av and the Hagrim, G’val, ‘Amon and ‘Amalek, P’leshet with those living in Tzor; Ashur too is allied with them, to reinforce the descendants of Lot. Do to them as You did to Midyan, to Sisra and Yavin at Vadi Kishon — they were destroyed at ‘Ein-Dor and became manure for the ground. Make their leaders like ‘Orev and Ze’ev, all their princes like Zevach and Tzalmuna, who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s kingdom for ourselves.” My God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff driven by the wind. Like burning hot fire scorching up the forest, like the fire of a red flame that sets the mountains ablaze, drive them away with your threatening thunderstorms and bright electrified lightening, terrify them with your tempest. Fill their faces with shame and hang their guilty heads, so that they will seek your name, HASHEM. Let them be ashamed and fearful forever; yes, let them die 100 deaths, perishing in disgrace. Let them know that You alone, whose name is HASHEM are the Most High over all the earth.

 

Psalm 84

How gorgeous is Your heavenly home and dwelling place, HASHEM Almighty!
My soul yearns, even faints, to be able to spend a moment with You. My heart, mind and body cry out for the greatest of all gods: HASHEM. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may birth and feed her young, to have a family—a place near your altar, HASHEM Almighty, my Sovereign and my God. Blessed are those who live to praise You. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on a journey to find You. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of luscious lakes ands springs; the autumn stormy rains also cover it with puddles and pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. Hear my supplications, listen to my chanting, answer my prayer, Lord God Almighty; Come to me, God of Jacob. Look on our shield, O God; Look with favor on your anointed one. Better is one day thinking of you, than a thousand days doing something else; I would rather be a servant and keeper of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows favor and honor; No good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Although no one is perfect, and HASHEM forgives. HASHEM Lord Almighty, Holy is the one who trusts in you.

 

 

Psalm 85

Dearest HASHEM, You have freed me, I am free because You have released me from captivity, You have been favorable to me and to Jacob; You have forgiven me and my trespasses, I did teshuvah for my sins. Selah. You are no longer angry with me, You have no wrath. Turn toward us, O God and cause all Your anger to cease. Will You be angry with us forever for our sins? Will You be angry at my children for my sins? And their children? Revive me O Lord, so I can dance again and rejoice in thee now that You have forgiven me. Show me mercy, grant me salvation. I will listen to You speak O HASHEM, I will harken to all Your words I read in The Torah, Your words are words of peace, and I will try not to sin again. I fear You, know that I fear You and have mercy on me. Mercy and truth are one, righteousness and peace have kissed one another. Truth will be on everyone's lips, it will spring out of the earth, and righteousness will rain down upon us all from the heavens. Yes, God will give us all good things, and we shall be prosperous and holy as we follow HASHEM. Righteousness will follow all of my actions and thoughts, and I shall be guided by You and the 613 Commandments.

Psalm 86

O HASHEM, I bow to You, please lend me Your ear, listen to me, hear me, I am poor and needy, and I need You.
Preserve me, cause me to survive, for I am holy, for I do my best to follow You and Your holy teachings, save me as Your servant because I trust in You.
I cry to You everyday and sing to You, worship You and thank You. So please O HASHEM, have mercy on me.
Make me happy, rejoice the soul of Your servant, for it is You who I love, O HASHEM, unto You I lift up my soul.
For You O God, are exceedingly all good and kind, and You always forgive me, You are always ready to forgive my disappointments, and You are merciful to all who beg You to forgive.
Please O God, O SHEKINAH, answer my prayers, hear them and give voice to my cries.
When I need You, I know You are always there, and it is You who I will call when I am troubled the most, it is to You who I will cry, because I know You will help me.
No other gods match up to You O HASHEM, ADONAI, LORD, my dearest God. No other gods works come anywhere near Yours in greatness and beauty.
All nations, countries, continents, lands and cities will bow before You, to worship You, to glorify Your Name HASHEM.
For You are the greatest, You have done and will do wondrous things for me, You alone as One God.
Teach me how to be good to You, how to glorify and thank You, I will seek Your truths and fear You.
I will praise You with all my heart, soul, mind and body, with everything I  have, and I will love Your Name HASHEM.
You have delivered me from Sheol, from destruction, from a life of living in unhappiness, You are merciful to me and have saved my soul.
O God, there are arrogant and violent people who seek to destroy me, who are after me, and who want to hurt me, evil men have sought my soul, and they have not put You first.
It is only You who are truly good to me, You are truthful, You are full of compassion, You are gracious and long suffering, and have mercy upon me.
O HASHEM, turn to me, hear me, answer me, give me strength and save me.
Show me a token for good, that they which hate and seek to destroy me may see it, and be ashamed and withdraw their warfare, because You God have helped me and comforted me.

 

Psalm 87

 His home is in the sky, in the architecture of the holy mountains, up in a mountain where the rent is free. HASHEM loves the mountains of Zion more than He loves the dwellings of Jacob. The dwellings of Jacob, with red carpets, polished silver, and the luxuries of a rich man's mansion, HASHEM turns down. Instead He prefers the open spaces of the home of the homeless man, the mountains with the rivers and flowing streams is where HASHEM dwells instead. I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those that know Me, Behold Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia, this man was born there. Yes, it is the stranger, the man who is born in these areas who God mentions: the stranger, the poor man, the widow, the fatherless, the motherless; not the Kings and Queens does HASHEM mention. God loves the man of Zion, regardless of where he came from, where he was born, or who are his associations and family. HASHEM loves all of those who keep His Commandments and worship and thank Him. As well the singers, the players on instruments shall be there, all My springs are in thee.