80:1 O Shepherd of Israel who leads Israel like a flock; O God enthroned above the Guardian Angels, bend down your ear and listen as I plead. Display your power and radiant glory.
80:2 Let Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh see you rouse yourself and use your mighty power to rescue us.
80:3 Turn us again to yourself, O God. Look down on us in joy and love; only then shall we be saved.
80:4 O Jehovah, God of heaven’s armies, how long will you be angry and reject our prayers?
80:6 and have made us the scorn of the neighboring nations. They laugh among themselves.
80:7 Turn us again to yourself, O God of Hosts. Look down on us in joy and love; only then shall we be saved.
80:8 You brought us from Egypt as though we were a tender vine and drove away the heathen from your land and planted us.
80:9 You cleared the ground and tilled the soil, and we took root and filled the land.
80:10 The mountains were covered with our shadow; we were like the mighty cedar trees,
80:11 covering the entire land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.
80:12 But now you have broken down our walls, leaving us without protection.
80:13 The boar from the forest roots around us, and the wild animals feed on us.
80:14 Come back, we beg of you, O God of the armies of heaven, and bless us. Look down from heaven and see our plight and care for this your vine!
80:15 Protect what you yourself have planted, this son you have raised for yourself.
80:16 For we are chopped and burned by our enemies. May they perish at your frown.
80:17 Strengthen the man you love, the son of your choice,
80:18 and we will never forsake you again. Revive us to trust in you.
80:19 Turn us again to yourself, O God of the armies of heaven. Look down on us, your face aglow with joy and love—only then shall we be saved.
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