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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 80 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/80.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/80-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 80</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/79.htm" title="Psalm 79">◄</a> Psalm 80 <a href="../psalms/81.htm" title="Psalm 81">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by Asaph for the music leader. To the tune “Lilies of the Agreement.”)</h3><h3 class="s1">Help Our Nation</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.1" class="v19_80_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.80.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Shepherd of Israel, you lead</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_1">the descendants of Joseph,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_1">and you sit on your throne</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_1">above the winged creatures.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.80.1!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_1">Listen to our prayer</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_1">and let your light shine</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.2" class="v19_80_2">2</span>for the tribes of Ephraim,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_2">Benjamin, and Manasseh.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_2">Save us by your power.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.3" class="v19_80_3">3</span>Our God, make us strong again!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_3">Smile on us and save us.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.4" class="v19_80_4">4</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_4">how much longer</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_4">will the prayers of your people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_4">make you angry?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.5" class="v19_80_5">5</span>You gave us tears for food,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_5">and you made us drink them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_5">by the bowlful.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.6" class="v19_80_6">6</span>Because of you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_6">our enemies who live nearby</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_6">laugh and joke about us.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.7" class="v19_80_7">7</span>Our God, make us strong again!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_7">Smile on us and save us.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.8" class="v19_80_8">8</span>We were like a grapevine</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_8">you brought out of Egypt.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_8">You chased other nations away</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_8">and planted us here.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.9" class="v19_80_9">9</span>Then you cleared the ground,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_9">and we put our roots deep,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_9">spreading over the land.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.10" class="v19_80_10">10</span>Shade from this vine covered</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_10">the mountains.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_10">Its branches climbed</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_10">the mighty cedars</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.11" class="v19_80_11">11</span>and stretched to the sea;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_11">its new growth reached</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_11">to the river.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.80.11!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.12" class="v19_80_12">12</span>Our Lord, why have you</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_12">torn down the wall</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_12">from around the vineyard?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_12">You let everyone who walks by</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_12">pick the grapes.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.13" class="v19_80_13">13</span>Now the vine is gobbled up</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_13">by pigs from the forest</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_13">and other wild animals.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.14" class="v19_80_14">14</span>God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_14">please do something!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_14">Look down from heaven</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_14">and see what's happening</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_14">to this vine.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.15" class="v19_80_15">15</span>With your own hands</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_15">you planted its roots,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_15">and you raised it</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_15">as your very own.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.16" class="v19_80_16">16</span>Enemies chopped the vine down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_16">and set it on fire.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_16">Now show your anger</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_16">and destroy them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.17" class="v19_80_17">17</span>But help the one who sits</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_17">at your right side,<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.80.17!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_17">the one you raised</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_17">to be your very own.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.18" class="v19_80_18">18</span>Then we will never turn away.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_18">Put new life into us,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_18">and we will worship you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.80.19" class="v19_80_19">19</span><span class="nd">Lord</span> God All-Powerful,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_80_19">make us strong again!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_80_19">Smile on us and save us.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">80.1 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">winged creatures: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Two winged creatures made of gold were on the top of the sacred chest and were symbols of the <char style="nd">Lord</char>'s throne on earth (see Exodus 25.18).</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">80.11 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">the sea … the river: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Mediterranean Sea and the Euphrates River were part of the ideal boundaries for Israel.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">80.17 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">right side: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 16.11.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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