Psalm 80

International Children’s Bible

³ God, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

⁴ Lord God of heaven’s armies,
    how long will you be angry
    at the prayers of your people?
⁵ You have fed your people tears.
    You have made them drink many tears.
⁶ You made those around us fight over us.
    Our enemies make fun of us.

⁷ God of heaven’s armies, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.

⁸ You brought us out of Egypt as if we were a vine.
    You forced out other nations and planted us in the land.
⁹ You cleared the land for us.
    Like a vine, we took root and filled the land.
¹⁰ We covered the mountains with our shade.
    We had limbs like the mighty cedar tree.
¹¹ Our branches reached the Mediterranean Sea.
    And our shoots went to the Euphrates River.

¹² So why did you pull down our walls?
    Now everyone who passes by steals from us.
¹³ Like wild pigs they walk over us.
    Like wild animals they feed on us.

¹⁴ God of heaven’s armies, come back.
    Look down from heaven and see.
Take care of us, your vine.
¹⁵     You planted this shoot with your own hands.
    You raised and strengthened this child.
¹⁶ Now it is cut down and burned with fire.
    You destroyed us by your angry looks.
¹⁷ Help the man you have chosen.
    Make this human being strong for your service.
¹⁸ Then we will not turn away from you.
    Give us life again, and we will call to you for help.

¹⁹ Lord God of heaven’s armies, take us back.
    Show us your kindness so we can be saved.