Psa 80:1-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 80:1-19: Ps 80 This psalm of lament might originate with the remnant of the northern kingdom after its fall in 722 BC . The people call on God as their Shepherd and as the God of Heaven’s Armies in the hope that he will return to them and restore them. They remember the Exodus and their special relationship with the Lord and conclude with an expression of renewed commitment to him (80:18 ). 80:title The tune “Lilies of the Covenant” is unknown today. Summary for Ps 80:1-3: 80:1-3 The psalmist urgently calls upon the Lord to act. Summary for Ps 80:1-2: 80:1-2 God is the Shepherd of Israel: See also 23:1 ; 28:9 ; 78:52-53 . • radiant glory ... power: These expressions (145:11 ) refer to God’s manifest presence.

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‏ Psalms 80:1-3

Summary for Ps 80:1-19: Ps 80 ^a This psalm of lament might originate with the remnant of the northern kingdom after its fall in 722 BC. The people call on God as their Shepherd and as the God of Heaven’s Armies in the hope that he will return to them and restore them. They remember the Exodus and their special relationship with the Lord and conclude with an expression of renewed commitment to him (80:18 ^b). 80:title ^c The tune “Lilies of the Covenant” is unknown today.
Summary for Ps 80:1-3: 80:1-3 ^d The psalmist urgently calls upon the Lord to act.
Summary for Ps 80:1-2: 80:1-2 ^e God is the Shepherd of Israel: See also 23:1 ^f; 28:9 ^g; 78:52-53 ^h.

• radiant glory ... power: These expressions (145:11 ⁱ) refer to God’s manifest presence.
80:3 ^j This verse is repeated (with an increasing crescendo) in 80:7 ^k, 19 ^l.