Psalm 80 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

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.

Psa. 5:1• ¹To the chief musician upon Nehiloth;{HR}A Psalm of David.{HR}Give ear unto my words, O Jehovah;{HR}Consider my meditation. (Psa. 5:1)

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Psa. 55:1• ¹To the chief musician, on Neginoth : an instruction of David.{HR}Give ear to my prayer, O God,{HR}And hide not thyself from my supplication. (Psa. 55:1)

O Shepherd.

Psa. 23:1‑2• ¹A Psalm of David.{HR}Jehovah [is] my shepherd;{HR}I shall not want.
²In pastures of tender grass he causeth me to lie down,{HR}He leadeth me by the waters of rest. (Psa. 23:1‑2)

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Isa. 40:11• ¹¹He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (Isa. 40:11)

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Ezek. 34:23• ²³And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. (Ezek. 34:23)

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John 10:14• ¹⁴I am the good shepherd, and know mine, and mine know me, (John 10:14)

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Heb. 13:20• ²⁰But the God of peace, that brought again from among [the] dead our Lord Jesus the great Shepherd of the sheep in virtue of blood of an everlasting covenant, (Heb. 13:20)

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1 Peter 2:25• ²⁵For ye were going astray as sheep, but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (1 Peter 2:25)

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1 Peter 5:4• ⁴And when the Chief-shepherd is manifested, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory. (1 Peter 5:4)

leadest.

Psa. 77:20• ²⁰Thou hast led, as the sheep,{HR}Thy people by the hand of Moses and Aaron. (Psa. 77:20)

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Psa. 78:52• ⁵²And he made his people go as the sheep,{HR}And guided them as the flock in the wilderness; (Psa. 78:52)

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Isa. 49:9‑10• ⁹saying to the prisoners, Go forth, to them that [are] in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] on all bare heights.
¹⁰They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them. (Isa. 49:9‑10)

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Isa. 63:11• ¹¹But he remembered the days of old, Moses [and] his people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where [is] he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of him, (Isa. 63:11)

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John 10:3‑4• ³To him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
⁴When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice, (John 10:3‑4)

dwellest.

Psa. 99:1• ¹Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble.{HR}He sitteth [above] the cherubim;{HR}Let the earth be moved. (Psa. 99:1)

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Ex. 25:20‑22• ²⁰{i}And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be turned.{/i}
²¹{i}And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.{/i}
²²{i}And there will I meet with thee, and will speak with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, everything that I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.{/i} (Ex. 25:20‑22)

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1 Sam. 4:4• ⁴So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. (1 Sam. 4:4)

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2 Kings 19:15• ¹⁵And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. (2 Kings 19:15)

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Ezek. 1:13• ¹³As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. (Ezek. 1:13)

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Ezek. 10:4• ⁴Then the glory of Jehovah went up from the cherub over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Jehovah's glory. (Ezek. 10:4)

shine.

Psa. 80:3,7,19• ³O God, restore us,{HR}And cause thy face to shine,{HR}And we shall be saved.
⁷O God of hosts, restore us,{HR}And cause thy face to shine,{HR}And we shall be saved.
¹⁹Restore us, O Jehovah God of hosts,{HR}Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. (Psa. 80:3,7,19)

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Psa. 50:2• ²Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. (Psa. 50:2)

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Psa. 94:1• ¹O Jehovah God to whom vengeance belongeth,{HR}O God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. (Psa. 94:1)

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Deut. 33:2• ²{i}And he said,{/i} (Deut. 33:2)

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Job 10:3• ³[Is it] good to thee that thou oppressest,{HR}That thou despisest the work of thy hands,{HR}And hast shone on the counsel of the wicked? (Job 10:3)

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Isa. 60:1• ¹Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee. (Isa. 60:1)

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Ezek. 43:2• ²And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east, and his voice [was] as the sound of many waters, and the earth shined with his glory. (Ezek. 43:2)

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Dan. 9:17• ¹⁷{i}And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.{/i} (Dan. 9:17)

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Rev. 21:23• ²³And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine on it: for the glory of God illumined it, and the Lamb {i}is{/i} the lamp of it. (Rev. 21:23)

• Book 3. Series 2. The Indignation after the attack of the King of the North. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• If Israel are the Lord’s sheep, it follows the Lord is the Shepherd of Israel, the One to whom the sheep should look. Thus the cry goes up to the Shepherd of Israel who once led His people like a flock, and dwelt in their midst between the cherubim, to once again shine forth. (“Psalm 80” by H. Smith)

• While the remnant wait for God’s intervention they utter a 3-fold prayer for the restoration of the nation (vs. 3, 7, 19 JND Translation). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalma. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubimb, shine forth.

JND Translation Notes

Or "On lilies. A testimony of Asaph. a Psalm."

Or "dwellest above the cherubim," so Ps. 99.1; but there the article is omitted before "cherubim."

W. Kelly Translation

To the chief musician on Shoshannim-Edutha ; of Asaph, a psalm.{HR}Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,{HR}Leading Joseph as the sheep;{HR}Dwelling [above] the cherubim, shine forth.

WK Translation Notes

Of lilies, a testimony.