8  You brought ^ta vine out of Egypt;

you ^udrove out the nations and planted it.

9  You ^vcleared the ground for it;

it took deep root and filled the land.

10  The mountains were covered with its shade,

the mighty cedars with its branches.

11  It sent out its branches to ^wthe sea

and its shoots to ^wthe River.¹

12  Why then have you ^xbroken down its walls,

so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?

13  ^yThe boar from the forest ravages it,

and all that move in the field feed on it.

14  Turn again, O God of hosts!

^zLook down from heaven, and see;

have regard for this vine,

15  the stock that your right hand planted,

and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.