Shepherd of Israel, Shine Come Out
For di director of music. Make dem sing am to di tune of “Lilies”; testimony of Asaph; one psalm.
Dem carry one vine comot from Egypt, plant am, and e grow until im shade cover mountains — and now im walls don break and people wey dey pass dey pluck the fruit. Three times the same chorus rise: restore us, our Papa, make your face shine, so that we go dey saved.
80 1Hear us, Shepherd of Israel—our Papa—you wey dey lead Joseph like sheep; you wey sidon for throne on top di cherubim, shine come out. 2For front of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, wake up your power; come save us! 3Bring us back, our Papa; make your face shine, so dat we go dey saved. 4O di Papa of heaven army, how long you go dey burn with vex against di prayers of your people? 5You don feed dem bread of tears; you make dem drink tears full measure. 6You make us something wey our neighbors dey fight over, and our enemies dey laugh us among demself. 7Bring us back, Papa of heaven army; make your face shine, so dat we go dey saved. 8You bring one vine comot from Egypt; you drive di nations comot and you plant am. a a v8 Di vine wey our Papa carry comot from Egypt na Israel; later Jesus call imself “di true vine” — di faithful one wey inside am di people of di Papa go finally bear fruit. 9You clear di ground for im front; e take root deep and e fill di land. 10Di mountains cover with im shade, di mighty cedar trees with im branches. 11E send im branches reach di sea and im young shoots reach di River. b b v11 Di River: na di Euphrates, di big river wey mark Israel im border for di north-east side. 12Why you don break down im walls, so dat everybody wey dey pass for road dey pluck im fruit? 13Di wild pig from di forest dey destroy am, and every animal of di field dey chop am. 14Come back, Papa of heaven army! Look down from heaven and see; take care of dis vine, 15di root wey your right hand plant, and di son wey you raise up strong for yourself. 16Dem don burn am with fire, dem cut am down; dem dey perish for di rebuke of your face. 17Make your hand rest on top di man of your right hand, on top di son of man wey you raise up strong for yourself. c c v17 Israel pray say make di “son of man” wey dey for our Papa im right hand go rise up; Jesus take dat same title for imself and e sidon for di Papa im right hand — di true Pikin wey inside am di prayer answer. 18Den we no go turn comot from you; give us life, and we go call on top your name. 19Bring us back, di Papa of heaven army; make your face shine, so dat we go dey saved.
