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Psalms 80 Summary
Prayer for God to Restore and Revive His People
The psalmist appeals to God as the Shepherd of Israel, Leader of Joseph like a flock, and Dweller between the cherubims, asking Him to stir up His strength and save them. He complains that God feeds His people with tears and gives them tears to drink in great measure, making them a strife to neighbors while their enemies mock them. The psalmist recalls how God brought a vine out of Egypt, cast out heathen, and planted it so it took deep root and filled the land with its branches reaching to the sea and river. Now he laments that God has broken down the hedges so passersby pluck it and wild boar waste it, and pleads for God to return, look down from heaven, behold the vineyard and branch He made strong, and quicken His people to call upon His name.
Key themes
Key verses
Psalms 80:1
“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.”
Psalms 80:5
“Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.”
Psalms 80:8
“Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.”
Psalms 80:19
“Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.”
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