Psalm, 80

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Psalm 80 is a lamentation prayer of the people of Israel for God to restore them. The psalmist cries out to God, reminding Him of His past faithfulness and the covenant promises He made with the people. The people are described as a vineyard that has been destroyed, and they plead for God to turn His face back to them and bring them salvation.

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A Cry for Restoration

1 {To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Commentary

This chapter is a poignant reminder of the importance of remembering God's promises and crying out to Him in times of trouble. The psalmist acknowledges that the people are suffering as a consequence of their own misdeeds, but he also appeals to God's mercy and asks for Him to allow His face to shine upon them once again. The imagery of the vineyard underscores the idea that God has invested much in His people, and He desires to see them thrive. The chapter is a call to trust in God's power to restore and redeem, even in the darkest moments of life.