Psalm 80 prayer for israels restoration to the leader. You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, 2 reveal your splendor. The book is psalms since its a collection of psalms songs. Awaken in your righteous might, and come to save us in your light. Now viewing scripture range from the book of psalms chapter 80. Commentary edit this psalm is classified as a communal lament, and having northern israel as its main concern, so it may come from the period towards the end of the northern kingdom. Restore us, o god psalms 7980 september psalm 79, which begins the second cluster of psalms in book iii, is a lament over a devastating attack on jerusalem and its temple. Sing it to music that they call lilies of the covenant. Psalm 80 a bible devotion from psalm 80 our destiny 8 you have brought a vine out of egypt. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth before ephraim, benjamin and manasseh.
Religion and the founding of the united states psalm 80. Asaph look in the introduction to the psalms of david book 3. Look after psalm 25 in book 1 of the psalms of david for more about the names of god. O god, the heathen are come into thine inheritance. You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth. Psalms 80, new king james version nkjv the bible app.
Truth for life is the teaching ministry of alistair begg and is committed to teaching the bible with clarity and relevance so that unbelievers will be converted, believers will be established. Psalms 80 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Psalm 79 is the 80th psalm in the biblical book of psalms. Chants by william crotch, robert ashfield and william turner. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before ephraim and benjamin and manasseh. The following is the full english text of the psalm from the king james bible.
You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. Psalm 80 niv bible hear us, shepherd of israel, you who lead. And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. And as boughs branches far it its out river sea sending sent shoots the to was.
Psalm 80 bible commentary john gills exposition of the. Just as hashem took the vine, representing the entire nation of israel, out of egypt and replanted it in canaan, so too should they receive his immediate. Give ear, o shepherd of israel, thou that leadest joseph like a flock. If psalms 77 80 by asaph come from the same historical period, then this is possibly related to the invasion of judah by babylon under nebuchadnezzar. A biblical passage from the old testament, psalm 80, served as the. King david is believed by historians and theologians to be the author of the book of psalms. Psalms, chapter 80 united states conference of catholic bishops. This psalm seems to have been written on the same occasion with the former. To the chief musician upon shoshannimeduth, a psalm of asaph. The psalmist laments israels demise and asks the lord to show favor toward his people, as he did in earlier times. He dreams of gods miraculous and overt return to the people. If psalms 7780 by asaph come from the same historical period, then this is possibly related to the invasion of judah by babylon under nebuchadnezzar.
It may refer to a particular music style or to a tune title. They pray that god will again turn to them and use the davidic king to lead them to victory ps 80. The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. O god, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory 2 to ephraim, benjamin, and manasseh. World wide study bible psalms 80 christian classics. Psalm 79 is the 80th psalm in the biblical book of psalms text hebrew bible version. Sabaoth a huge group of people, usually armies of angels in the. The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it.
The church is like a vine, needing support, but spreading and fruitful. The three sections of the psalm are thus defined as a cry to god to save verses, followed by the identity of the plight of. Barnes stated that there are two prayers here psalms 80. And like a flock you care for him, enthroned between the cherubim. Psalm 80 a community lament in time of military defeat. He is requested to turn us again in both psalms 80. Using the familiar image of israel as a vineyard, the people complain that god has broken down the wall protecting the once splendid vine brought from egypt ps 80. In the case of psalm 80, the structure easily discerned as a common refrain is repeated after each of the three sections of the psalm. It is not clear that god is angry at the peoples prayers as nrsv translates. Psalms 80 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. Hear us, shepherd of israel, you who lead joseph like a flock. As we get into this study on the 79th chapter of psalms, i would like you to consider that there could be 3. The phrase may refer to the general beauty of the composition, to the tune, or even to a six stringed.
Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed on it. Psalm 80 to the chief musician upon shoshannimeduth, a psalm of asaph. As with psalm 74, this setting raises questions over asaphs authorship noted in the superscription since asaph would have seen no such invasion unless he lived well over a century to witness. Some think it was penned upon occasion of the desolation and captivity of the ten tribes, as the foregoing psalm of the two. Ask of me, and i shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Oh, give ear, shepherd of israel, you who lead joseph like a flock. In this psalm, asaf employs a refrain asking hashem to shine his infinite, glorious light upon his downtrodden people. The phrase may refer to the general beauty of the composition, to the tune, or even to a sixstringed instrument known as the shoshannim the literal. Prayer for israels restorationto the chief musician. The people who pray psalm 80 are at present experiencing the opposite of the blessing pronounced in numbers 6. Psalm 80 nrsv psalm 80 prayer for israels bible gateway. Give ear, o shepherd of israel, you who lead joseph like a flock.
A psalm of asaph, to be sung to the tune lilies of the covenant. This psalm is much to the same purport with the foregoing. The root of this vine is christ, the branches are believers. Psalm 80 niv bible hear us, shepherd of israel, you. As with psalms 45, 60 and 69, this psalm is set to the lilies.