Ps.80.8

Remember how you brought a young vine from Egypt, cleared out the brambles and briers and planted your very own vineyard?

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You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.

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You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.

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You brought us from Egypt as though we were a tender vine; you drove away the pagan nations and transplanted us into your land.

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You prepared the good earth, you planted her roots deep; the vineyard filled the land.

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You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.

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You prepared room for it, And caused it to take deep root, And it filled the land.

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You cleared the ground for us, and we took root and filled the land.

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Your vine soared high and shaded the mountains, even dwarfing the giant cedars.

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The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.

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The hills were covered with its shadow, And the mighty cedars with its boughs.

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The mountains were covered with our shade; the mighty cedars were covered with our branches.

Ps.80.11

Your vine ranged west to the Sea, east to the River.

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It sent out its boughs to the Sea, its shoots as far as the River.

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She sent out her boughs to the Sea, And her branches to the River.

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We spread our branches west to the Mediterranean Sea, our limbs east to the Euphrates River.

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So why do you no longer protect your vine? Trespassers pick its grapes at will;

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Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?

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Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit?

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But now, why have you broken down our walls so that all who pass may steal our fruit?

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Wild pigs crash through and crush it, and the mice nibble away at what's left.

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Boars from the forest ravage it and the creatures of the field feed on it.

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The boar out of the woods uproots it, And the wild beast of the field devours it.

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The boar from the forest devours us, and the wild animals feed on us.

Ps.80.14

God of the angel armies, turn our way! Take a good look at what's happened and attend to this vine.

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Return to us, O God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,

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Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts; Look down from heaven and see, And visit this vine

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Come back, we beg you, O God Almighty. Look down from heaven and see our plight. Watch over and care for this vine

Ps.80.15

Care for what you once tenderly planted--the vine you raised from a shoot.

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the root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.

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And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted, And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.

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that you yourself have planted, this son you have raised for yourself.

Ps.80.16

And those who dared to set it on fire--give them a look that will kill!

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Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish.

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It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

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For we are chopped up and burned by our enemies. May they perish at the sight of your frown.

Ps.80.17

Then take the hand of your once-favorite child, the child you raised to adulthood.

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Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.

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Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.

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Strengthen the man you love, the son of your choice.

Ps.80.18

We will never turn our back on you; breathe life into our lungs so we can shout your name!

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Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.

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Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.

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Then we will never forsake you again. Revive us so we can call on your name once more.

Ps.80.19

GOD, God of the angel armies, come back! Smile your blessing smile: That will be our salvation. An Asaph psalm

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Restore us, O LORD God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

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Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!

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Turn us again to yourself, O LORD God Almighty. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.