Psalms 80

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

The psalmist addresses the Shepherd of Israel, associated with Joseph, Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, asking Him to shine forth, display His power, and bring salvation. The speaker questions the Lord God of Hosts about His enduring anger against the prayers of His people, noting that they have been fed with tears and mocked by their neighbors. The text then describes a vine that God previously uprooted from Egypt, planted in cleared land, and watched grow until its branches covered mountains and reached the sea. Subsequently, God broke down the vine's walls, allowing passersby to pluck its fruit and forest creatures to ravage it. The psalm concludes with a plea for God to look down from heaven upon this vine and the son of man at His right hand, promising that the people will call upon His name if He restores them.

Summary automatically generated from the Bible text.

Words of Jesus in red

¹Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth ²before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us. ³Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. ⁴O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people? ⁵You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. ⁶You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us. ⁷Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. ⁸You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. ⁹You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. ¹⁰The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ¹¹It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River. ¹²Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? ¹³The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it. ¹⁴Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine— ¹⁵the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself. ¹⁶Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. ¹⁷Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself. ¹⁸Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name. ¹⁹Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Test this chapter

Louis Segond 1910 and Berean Standard Bible: public domain. Cross references: open-cross-ref, Creative Commons BY 4.0.