Psalms 80
19 verses
Psalm 80 is a communal lament employing vine metaphor for Israel and appealing for restoration of the Northern Kingdom, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 3. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
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2
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
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Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
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4
O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
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5
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
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Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
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Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
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Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
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God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a rich...
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Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
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10
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
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She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
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12
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
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The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
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Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
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15
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
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16
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
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Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
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So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
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Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
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