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Psalm 80

Psalm 80:10

Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel · Psalm 80:1–19
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Translations

Modern
The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
Traditional
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
Literal
The hills were covered with her shade, and the mighty cedars with her branches.
Latin
Operuit montes umbra ejus, et arbusta ejus cedros Dei.

Original

Hebrew
English
The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.

Notes

Psalms 80:10–11

Solomon’s kingdom had extended west to the Mediterranean Sea and east to the Euphrates River (see Psalms 72:8–9; 89:25; 1 Kings 4:21).

Psalms 80:8–11

Israel has a glorious past that began when God rescued the people from Egypt.

Psalms 80:1–19

This psalm of lament may come from the remnant (the small group that survived) of the northern kingdom after it fell in 722 BC. The people call on God as their Shepherd and as the God of Hosts (a title that describes God as the ruler over the armies of heaven). They hope that he will return to them and restore them.

They remember the Exodus and their special relationship with the Lord. The psalm ends with a promise of renewed commitment to him (Psalm 80:18).

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Asaph Branch Imprecatory Psalms Music Presence of God Psalms, Book of Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth

Topics

Church: Backslidden Grape: Parables of the Vine Parables of a Vine of Egypt The Cedar: Graceful and Beautiful The Cedar: Spreading Vine: Parables of