Bible Commentary

Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 8. Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt (R.V.): the verb is one which can be applied to the transplantation of a vine, or the migration of a people, as in Psa 78:52. Thou didst drive out the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:8”

Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Turn us again, O God of hosts … – This verse is the same as Psa 80:3, except that here the appeal is to the God of hosts; there, it is simply to God. This indicates greater … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:7”

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors: and our enemies laugh among themselves. 6. a strife &c.] An object of contention (Jer 15:10): the petty states round about (Psa 79:4; Psa 79:12), Edomites, Arabians, and the like, quarrel among themselves for our territory. Lagarde conjectures that we should read mnd, shaking (of the head), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:6”

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 5. Thou hast fed them with bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. i.e. made tears their daily portion: cp. Psa 42:3; Psa 102:9. In large measure, lit. by the tierce, or third … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:5”

O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 4. O Lord God of hosts ] Jehovah Elhm Tsebth, as in Psa 59:5. For the meaning see note on Psa 46:7. There is a special significance in the repeated appeals to Jehovah (4, 14, 19) by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:4”

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 3. Turn us again ] Usually taken to mean bring us back from exile, or more generally, restore us: repair our broken fortunes. Cp. Psa 60:1. But is it not rather an allusion to Ephraim’s prayer in Jer 31:18, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:3”

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come [and] save us. 2. Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh were united by the tie of common descent from Jacob’s beloved wife Rachel, who is regarded by Jeremiah (Jer 31:15) as the mother of the Northern Kingdom, and they are named as representatives of that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:2”

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, 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. 1. The Psalmist addresses God (1) as the Shepherd of Israel, a title which is the correlative of the words in Psa 79:13, thy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 80:1”

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks forever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations. 13. Concluding vow of thanksgiving. Israel will then be able to render its tribute of unceasing praise to its Lord and Shepherd. sheep of thy pasture ] Cp. Psa 74:1, note; Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 79:13”

And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. 12. our neighbours ] Cp. Psa 79:4: the nations around, such as the Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites, which instead of sympathising rejoiced at Israel’s calamity. Cp. Ezekiel 25. sevenfold ] Cp. Gen 4:15; and contrast Christ’s law … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 79:12”