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Psalms Chapter 80 (DRC)

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Psalms 80 – Cause Thy Face to Shine and We Shall Be Saved
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1 Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for Asaph himself.

2 Rejoice to God our helper: sing aloud to the God of Jacob.

3 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel: the pleasant psaltery with the harp.

4 Blow up the trumpet on the new moon, on the noted day of your solemnity.

5 For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob.

6 He ordained it for a testimony in Joseph, when he came out of the land of Egypt: he heard a tongue which he knew not.

7 He removed his back from the burdens: his hands had served in baskets.

8 Thou calledst upon me in affliction, and I delivered thee: I heard thee in the secret place of tempest: I proved thee at the waters of contradiction.

9 Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me,

10 there shall be no new god in thee: neither shalt thou adore a strange god.

11 For I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

12 But my people heard not my voice: and Israel hearkened not to me.

13 So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions.

14 If my people had heard me: if Israel had walked in my ways:

15 I should soon have humbled their enemies, and laid my hand on them that troubled them.

16 The enemies of the Lord have lied to him: and their time shall be for ever.

17 And he fed them with the fat of wheat, and filled them with honey out of the rock.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Psalm 80 about?
It's a prayer to the "Shepherd of Israel" (v.1) asking God to turn back to his people and cause his face to shine on them, repeated as a refrain in verses 3, 7, and 19.
What does Psalm 80 compare Israel to?
Verses 8-13 describe Israel as a vine God brought out of Egypt and planted, which took deep root and filled the land, but whose hedges have now been broken down so it is ravaged by wild beasts.
What does Psalm 80:17 mean?
It asks God's hand to be upon "the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself" - a plea for God's chosen one to be strengthened and restored.

Today's Verse

the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.

Revelation 1:20 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

Its central picture is a vine God carried out of Egypt and planted with care, now broken down and devoured, a grief matched by the plea in Lamentations 5:21 to be turned again to God. Psalms 81 follows with a call to festival worship.