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 grow;its roots went deep, and it spread out over the whole land.
10 It covered the hills with its shade;its branches overshadowed the giant cedars.
11 It extended its branches to the Mediterranean Seaand as far as the River Euphrates.