Psalms 80:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. ”

Psalms 80:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Give ear - Incline the ear; as if the ear of God was then turned away, or as if he was inattentive to what was occurring. See the notes at Psalms 5:1 . O Shepherd of Israel. See the notes at Ps...
Psalms 80:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

"To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph." Give ear, (a) O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the (b) cherubims, shine forth....
Psalms 80:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXX. Then and Now. The Messianic Hope. The Ps. depicts Judah's forlorn condition, first directly ( Psalms 80:1-7 ) and then under the figure of a vine ( Psalms 80:8-19 ). It is divided into stroph...
Psalms 80:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

upon Shoshannim-Eduth. The testimony relating to the Feast of the second Passover ( Numbers 9:5-14 . Compare 2 Chronicles 29:25-35 ; 2 Chronicles 30:23 . The other of the two Psalmsthus called is...
Psalms 80:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Hearken, O Shepherd of Israel! The prophet, previous to his naming Manasseh and Ephraim, makes mention of Joseph; and why does he speak of Joseph rather than of Judah, but because it was h...
Psalms 80:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, 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. O Shepher...
Psalms 80:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Psalmist in his prayer complaineth of the miseries of the church. God's former favours are turned into judgments: he prayeth for deliverance. To the chief musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth. A Ps...
Psalms 80:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Psalms 80:1-19 .-Prayer for help for oppressed Israel ( Psalms 80...
Psalms 80:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

O Shepherd of Israel ] a representation of God characteristic of the Asaphic Pss. (see Intro, to Book 3). Joseph ] the father of Ephraim and Manasseh. The name is applied to the kingdom of the Ten...
Psalms 80:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The reference to the shepherd, so characteristic of the Asaphic psalms, is, no doubt, here chosen especially in recollection of Genesis 48:15 ; Genesis 49:24 . “Shepherd” and “Rock” were Jacob’s...
Psalms 80:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 80:1-19 THIS psalm is a monument of some time of great national calamity; but its allusions do not enable us to reach certainty as to what that calamity was. Two striking features of it hav...
Psalms 80:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Turn Us Again, O God” Psalms 80:1-7 The ten tribes were in captivity, and the hearts of their brethren, still living at Jerusalem under the reign of David's line, seem to have turned with grea...
Psalms 80:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Again we have a song out of the midst of distress. There is far more light and colour about it than in the previous one. The circumstances do not seem to be any more favourable than those described b...
Psalms 80:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS Here is another of the records of the day of Jacob's troubles. The church is still at the mercy-seat, and adopts similar arguments in prayer to those which were made use of in the foregoing...
Psalms 80:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel ,.... The title of a shepherd for the most part belongs to the Messiah, and who is expressly called the Shepherd and stone of Israel, as distinct from the God of Jacob...
Psalms 80:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 80:1 «To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. » Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine...
Psalms 80:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel O thou who hast undertaken to feed and govern thy people of Israel, as a shepherd doth his flock, now perform thine office, and rescue thy flock from those grievous w...
Psalms 80:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mournful Complaints. To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, Eduth. A psalm of Asaph. 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israe...
Psalms 80:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 80 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was composed either, 1. Upon the same occasion with the former, to wit, the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, as most conceive; which yet seems not proba...
Psalms 80:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth .” On “ Shoshannim ” see Introduction to Psalms 45 . Probably “Shoshannim—Eduth” denotes “the melody or air ‘after’ or ‘...
Psalms 80:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Shoshannim See title note; ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 45:1 ).
Psalms 80:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 80:1-3 . Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy st...
Psalms 80:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Though we know not the occasion on which this song was composed, yet as the tribes still inhabited the land, it probably was written on the same occasion as the preseding, and prays for the same salv...
Psalms 80:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock. The Almighty in relation to erring man I. As a shepherd ( Psalms 80:1 ). 1. His flock indicated. “Joseph” may stand for...
Psalms 80:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM in which the writer entreats God to restore his favour once more to Israel, and especially to the ten tribes, who are in affliction, and in danger of perishing ( Psalms 80:1...
Psalms 80:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Give ear, lending His ear in the attitude of most careful attention. O Shepherd of Israel, Jehovah being the true Shepherd and Protector of the spiritual Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph, who her...
Psalms 80:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:25 ; 1 Peter 5:4 ; 1 Samuel 4:4 ; 2 Kings 19:15 ; 2 Samuel 6:2 ; Daniel 9:17 ; Deuteronomy 33:2 ; Exodus 25:20-22 ; Ezekiel 1:13 ; Ezekiel 10:4 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Ezekiel 43:2 ;...
Psalms 80:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joseph — The children of Joseph or Israel. The name of Joseph, the most eminent of the patriarchs, is elsewhere put for all the tribes. Cherubim — Which were by the mercy seat above the ark.

Psalms 80:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 80:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 80:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 80:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 80:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 80:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 80:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 80:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 80:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 80:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Psalms 80:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 80:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 80:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 80:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 80:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 80:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 80:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes