Psalm 80.A Prayer for the Nation’s Restoration.

Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel;
hear us, leader of your flock.
Seated on your throne above the winged creatures,

2 reveal yourself to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Show us your strength;
come and save us!

3 Bring us back, O God!
Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

4 How much longer, Lord God Almighty,
will you be angry with your people’s prayers?

5 You have given us sorrow to eat,
a large cup of tears to drink.

6 You let the surrounding nations fight over our land;
our enemies insult us.

7 Bring us back, Almighty God!
Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

8 You brought a grapevine out of Egypt;
you drove out other nations and planted it in their land.

9 You cleared a place for it to…