Daily Bible CEV March 7 Verses

Psalm 80
[A psalm by Asaph for the music leader. To the tune "Lilies of the Agreement."]
Help Our Nation

¹Shepherd of Israel, you lead the descendants of Joseph,

and you sit on your throne

above the winged creatures.

Listen to our prayer and let your light shine

for the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.

Save us by your power.

³Our God, make us strong again! Smile on us and save us.

⁴LORD God All-Powerful, how much longer

will the prayers of your people make you angry?

⁵You gave us tears for food,

and you made us drink them by the bowlful.

⁶Because of you, our enemies who live nearby

laugh and joke about us.

⁷But if you smile on us, we will be saved.

⁸We were like a grapevine you brought out of Egypt.

You chased other nations away and planted us here.

⁹Then you cleared the ground,

and we put our roots deep, spreading over the land.

¹⁰Shade from this vine covered the mountains. Its branches

climbed the mighty cedars ¹¹and stretched to the sea;

its new growth reached to the river.

¹²Our Lord, why have you torn down the wall

from around the vineyard?

You let everyone who walks by pick the grapes.

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Now the vine is gobbled down by pigs from the forest

and other wild animals.

¹⁴God All-Powerful, please do something!

Look down from heaven and see what's happening

to this vine.

¹⁵With your own hands you planted its roots,

and you raised it as your very own.

¹⁶Enemies chopped the vine down and set it on fire.

Now show your anger and destroy them.

¹⁷But help the one who sits at your right side,

the one you raised to be your own.

¹⁸Then we will never turn away.

Put new life into us, and we will worship you.

¹⁹LORD God All-Powerful, make us strong again!

Smile on us and save us.

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