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80:1  Shepherd of Israel, listen! You, the one who leads Joseph as if he were a sheep. You, who are enthroned upon the winged heavenly creatures. Show yourself
80:2  before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh! Wake up your power! Come to save us!
80:3  Restore us, God! Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
80:4  Lord God of heavenly forces, how long will you fume against your people’s prayer?
80:5  You’ve fed them bread made of tears; you’ve given them tears to drink three times over!
80:6  You’ve put us at odds with our neighbors; our enemies make fun of us.
80:7  Restore us, God of heavenly forces! Make your face shine so that we can be saved!
80:8  You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations and planted it.
80:9  You cleared the ground for it; then it planted its roots deep, filling the land.
80:10  The mountains were covered by its shade; the mighty cedars were covered by its branches.
80:11  It sent its branches all the way to the sea; its shoots went all the way to the Euphrates River.
80:12  So why have you now torn down its walls so that all who come along can pluck its fruit,
80:13  so that any boar from the forest can tear it up, so that the bugs can feed on it?
80:14  Please come back, God of heavenly forces! Look down from heaven and perceive it! Attend to this vine,
80:15  this root that you planted with your strong hand, this son whom you secured as your very own.
80:16  It is burned with fire. It is chopped down. They die at the rebuke coming from you.
80:17  Let your hand be with the one on your right side— with the one whom you secured as your own—
80:18  then we will not turn away from you! Revive us so that we can call on your name.
80:19  Restore us, Lord God of heavenly forces! Make your face shine so that we can be saved!