English / ERV
Psalms 80
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us. You lead your people[1] like sheep. You sit on your throne above the Cherub angels. Let us see you.
- 2Shepherd of Israel, show your greatness to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Come and save your people.
- 3God, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!
- 4LORD God All-Powerful, when will you listen to our prayers? How long will you be angry with us?
- 5Instead of bread and water, you gave your people tears.
- 6You made us the target of everyone’s hatred. Our enemies make fun of us.
- 7God All-Powerful, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!
- 8When you brought us out of Egypt, we were like your special vine. You forced other nations to leave this land, and you planted that vine here.
- 9You prepared the ground for it, and it sent its roots down deep and spread throughout the land.
- 10It covered the mountains, and its leaves shaded even the giant cedar trees.
- 11Its branches spread to the Mediterranean Sea, its shoots to the Euphrates River.
- 12God, why did you pull down the walls that protect your vine? Now everyone who passes by picks its grapes.
- 13Wild pigs come and ruin it. Wild animals eat the leaves.
- 14God All-Powerful, come back. Look down from heaven at your vine and protect it.
- 15Look at the vine you planted with your own hands. Look at the young plant[2] you raised.