Psa 80 | TSK | STEP | The psalmist in his prayer complains of the miseries of the church. God's former favours are turned into judgments. He prays for deliverance. A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) Shoshannim-Eduth. A Psalm.This Psalm is generally supposed to have been written during the Babylonian captivity; but some think it refers to the desolations made by Sennacherib. of Asaph. or, for Asaph. Give ear. O Shepherd. leadest. dwellest. shine.

Psalms 80

1 The psalmist in his prayer complains of the miseries of the church.

8 God's former favours are turned into judgments.

14 He prays for deliverance.

A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. (Title.) Shoshannim-Eduth.

A Psalm.This Psalm is generally supposed to have been written during the Babylonian captivity; but some think it refers to the desolations made by Sennacherib.

of Asaph. or, for Asaph.

Give ear.

5:1; 55:1

O Shepherd.

23:1,2; Isa 40:11; Eze 34:23; Joh 10:14; Heb 13:20; 1Pe 2:25; 5:4

leadest.

77:20; 78:52; Isa 49:9,10; 63:11; Joh 10:3,4

dwellest.

99:1; Ex 25:20-22; 1Sa 4:4; 2Sa 6:2; 2Ki 19:15; Eze 1:13; 10:4

shine.

3,7,19; 50:2; 94:1; De 33:2; Job 10:3; Isa 60:1; Eze 43:2; Da 9:17

Re 21:23

Before.These three tribes, in the wilderness, marched immediately after the ark and cherubim, by Divine appointment, to which this appears to be an allusion.

Nu 2:18-24; 10:22-24

stir up.

35:23; 44:23-26; 78:38; Isa 42:13,14

come and save us. Heb. come for salvation to us.

Isa 25:9; 33:22

Turn us.

7,19; 85:4; 1Ki 18:37; Jer 31:18,19; La 5:21

cause.

1; 4:6; 67:1; 119:135; Nu 6:25,26

how long.

85:5; Isa 58:2,3,6-9; La 3:44; Mt 15:22-28; Lu 18:1-8

be angry. Heb. smoke.

74:1; De 29:20

42:3; 102:9; Job 6:7; Isa 30:20; Eze 4:16,17

Thou.

Jer 15:10

our enemies.

44:13,14; 79:4; Jud 16:25; Isa 36:8,12-20; 37:23; Jer 48:27

Eze 36:4; Re 11:10

Turn.

3,19; 51:10; Lu 1:16

we shall.

Isa 30:15; 64:5; Jer 4:14; Mr 4:12; 2Ti 2:25,26

a vine.

Isa 5:1-7; 27:2,3; Jer 2:21; Eze 15:6; 17:6; 19:10; Mt 21:33-41

Joh 15:1-8

thou hast cast.

44:2; 78:55; Jer 18:9,10This most elegant allegory, which is every where well supported, is frequently employed by sacred writers: see the Parallel Passages.

preparedst.

105:44; Ex 23:28-30; Jos 23:13-15; 24:12; Ne 9:22-25

to take.

Isa 27:6; 37:31; Jer 12:2

and it.

1Ki 4:20,25; 1Ch 21:5; 27:23,24

goodly cedars. Heb. cedars of God.

104:16

72:8; Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; 1Ki 4:21,24; 1Ch 18:3

broken.

89:40,41; Isa 5:5; 18:5,6; Na 2:2; Lu 20:16

The boar.This wild boar, {chazir,} is the parent stock of our domestic hog. He is much smaller, but stronger, and more undaunted, colour, an iron grey inclining to black; snout, longer than that of the common breed: ears comparatively short; tusks, very formidable; and habits, fierce and savage. He is particularly destructive to corn-fields and vineyards.

2Ki 18:1-19:37; 24:1-25:30; 2Ch 32:1-33; 36:1-23; Jer 4:7; 39:1-3

Jer 51:34; 52:7,12-14

Return.

7:7; 90:13; Isa 63:15,17; Joe 2:14; Mal 3:7; Ac 15:16

look down.

33:13; Isa 63:15; La 3:50; Da 9:16-19

vineyard.

8; Isa 5:1,2; Jer 2:21; Mr 12:1; Joh 15:1

the branch.Or, "the Son," {ben,} or as 18 MSS., LXX., Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic read, {ben adam,} "Son of man;" which the Targumist renders {makla mesheecha,} "the King Messiah."

89:21; Isa 11:1; 49:5; Jer 23:5,6; Eze 17:22-24; Zec 3:8; 6:12

burned.

79:5; Isa 27:11; Eze 20:47,48; Joh 15:6

perish.

39:11; 76:6,7; 90:7; 2Th 1:9

15; 89:21; 110:1; Isa 53:5; Da 7:13,14; Joh 5:21-29

So will.

79:13; Joh 6:66-69; Heb 10:38,39

quicken.

85:6; 119:25,37,40,107,154,156; So 1:4; Php 2:12,13; Eph 2:1-5

Turn us.

3,7; Jer 3:22,23

cause.

1; 27:4,9; 31:16; 44:3