Psalms 80

₁Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel;

hear us, leader of your flock.

Seated on your throne above the winged creatures,

₂reveal yourself to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.

Show us your strength;

come and save us!

₃Bring us back, O God!

Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

₄How much longer, LORD God Almighty,

will you be angry with your people's prayers?

₅You have given us sorrow to eat,

a large cup of tears to drink.

₆You let the surrounding nations fight over our land;

our enemies insult us.

₇Bring us back, Almighty God!

Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

₈You brought a grapevine out of Egypt;

you drove out other nations and planted it in their land.

₉You cleared a place for it to grow;

its roots went deep, and it spread out over the whole land.

₁₀It covered the hills with its shade;

its branches overshadowed the giant cedars.

₁₁It extended its branches to the Mediterranean Sea

and as far as the River Euphrates.

₁₂Why did you break down the fences round it?

Now anyone passing by can steal its grapes;

₁₃wild pigs trample it down,

and wild animals feed on it.

₁₄Turn to us, Almighty God!

Look down from heaven at us;

come and save your people!

₁₅Come and save this grapevine that you planted,

this young vine you made grow so strong!

₁₆Our enemies have set it on fire and cut it down;

look at them in anger and destroy them!

₁₇Preserve and protect the people you have chosen,

the nation you made so strong.

₁₈We will never turn away from you again;

keep us alive, and we will praise you.

₁₉Bring us back, LORD God Almighty.

Show us your mercy, and we will be saved.