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		Ps 80:1 Hear us O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!
		Ps 80:2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power And come to save us!
		Ps 80:3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
		Ps 80:4 ¶ O LORD God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people?
		Ps 80:5 You have fed them the bread of tears, And You have made them drink [bitter] tears in abundance.
		Ps 80:6 You make us an object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh [at our suffering] among themselves.
		Ps 80:7 Restore us, O God of hosts; And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
		Ps 80:8 ¶ You uprooted a vine (Israel) from Egypt; You drove out the [Canaanite] nations and planted the vine [in Canaan].
		Ps 80:9 You cleared away the ground before it, And it took deep root and filled the land.
		Ps 80:10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, And its branches were like the cedars of God.
		Ps 80:11 Israel sent out its branches to the [Mediterranean] Sea, And its branches to the [Euphrates] River. [1 Kin 4:21]
		Ps 80:12 Why have You broken down its walls and hedges, So that all who pass by pick its fruit?
		Ps 80:13 A boar from the woods eats it away, And the insects of the field feed on it.
		Ps 80:14 ¶ Turn again [in favor to us], O God of hosts; Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,
		Ps 80:15 Even the stock which Your right hand has planted, And [look down on] the son that You have reared and strengthened for Yourself.
		Ps 80:16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke of Your [angry] appearance.
		Ps 80:17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.
		Ps 80:18 Then we shall not turn back from You; Revive us and we will call on Your name.
		Ps 80:19 Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine on us [in favor and approval], and we shall be saved. To the Chief Musician; set to the Philistine lute. A Psalm of Asaph.<SS>

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