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80:1  For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies of the Agreement.” A psalm of Asaph [C a Levitical musician, a descendant of Gershon, at the time of David; 1 Chr. 6:39; 15:17; 2 Chr. 5:12]. Shepherd of Israel, ·listen to us [give ear]. You ·lead [guide] the people of Joseph [C the northern empire of Israel] like a flock. You sit on your throne between the ·gold creatures with wings [L cherubim; Ex. 25:18–22; 1 Kin. 8:7]. ·Show your greatness [L Shine forth]
80:2  to the people of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. ·Use [Arouse] your strength, and come to ·save us [give us victory].
80:3  God, ·take us back [restore us]. ·Show us your kindness [L Make your face shine on us; 31:16; 67:1; Num. 6:24–26] so we can ·be saved [have victory].
80:4  Lord God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts], how long will you ·be angry [L smoke/fume at us] at the prayers of your people?
80:5  You have fed your people ·with tears [L the bread/food of tears]; you have made them drink ·many tears [tears by measure/L the third].
80:6  You made ·those around us fight over us [L us the strife of our neighbors], and our enemies ·make fun of [ridicule] us.
80:7  God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts], ·take us back [restore us]. ·Show us your kindness [L Make your face shine on us; 31:16; 67:1; Num. 6:24–26] so we can ·be saved [have victory].
80:8  You brought ·us out of Egypt as if we were a vine [L a vine out of Egypt; Gen. 49:22; Is. 5:1–7; 27:2–6; Jer. 2:21; 12:10; Ezek. 15:1–8; 19:10–14; Hos. 10:1]. You ·forced out [dispossessed] other nations and planted us in the land.
80:9  You cleared the ground for us. We took root and filled the land.
80:10  We covered the mountains with our shade. We had branches like the mighty cedar tree.
80:11  Our branches reached the Mediterranean Sea, and our shoots went to the Euphrates River.
80:12  So why did you ·pull [break] down our walls? Now everyone who passes by ·steals from us [picks our fruit].
80:13  Like ·wild pigs [L boars of the forest] they ·walk over us [ravage us; gobble us up]; like ·wild animals [L creatures of the field] they feed on us.
80:14  God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts], ·come back [restore us]. Look down from heaven and see. Take care of us, your vine.
80:15  You planted this ·shoot [root] with your own hands and strengthened this child [C the king].
80:16  Now it is cut down and burned with fire; you destroyed us by ·your angry looks [L the rebuke of your face].
80:17  ·With your hand, strengthen the one you have chosen for yourself [L Let your hand be on the man of your right hand; C the king].
80:18  Then we will not ·turn away from [deviate from; be disloyal to] you. Give us life again, and we will call ·to you for help [L on your name].
80:19  Lord God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts], ·take us back [restore us]. ·Show us your kindness [L Make your face shine on us; 31:16; 67:1; Num. 6:24–26] so we can ·be saved [have victory].