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80:1  Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel; hear us, leader of your flock. Seated on your throne above the winged creatures,
80:2  reveal yourself to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Show us your strength; come and save us!
80:3  Bring us back, O God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!
80:4  How much longer, Lord God Almighty, will you be angry with your people's prayers?
80:5  You have given us sorrow to eat, a large cup of tears to drink.
80:6  You let the surrounding nations fight over our land; our enemies insult us.
80:7  Bring us back, Almighty God! Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!
80:8  You brought a grapevine out of Egypt; you drove out other nations and planted it in their land.
80:9  You cleared a place for it to grow; its roots went deep, and it spread out over the whole land.
80:10  It covered the hills with its shade; its branches overshadowed the giant cedars.
80:11  It extended its branches to the Mediterranean Sea and as far as the Euphrates River.
80:12  Why did you break down the fences around it? Now anyone passing by can steal its grapes;
80:13  wild hogs trample it down, and wild animals feed on it.
80:14  Turn to us, Almighty God! Look down from heaven at us; come and save your people!
80:15  Come and save this grapevine that you planted, this young vine you made grow so strong!
80:16  Our enemies have set it on fire and cut it down; look at them in anger and destroy them!
80:17  Preserve and protect the people you have chosen, the nation you made so strong.
80:18  We will never turn away from you again; keep us alive, and we will praise you.
80:19  Bring us back, Lord God Almighty. Show us your mercy, and we will be saved.