It is burned with fire, to wit, thy vineyard or branch. They perish; thy people of Israel, signified by the vine. So now he passeth from the metaphor to the thing designed by it. At the rebuke of thy countenance; through the effects of thine anger, without which their enemies could do them no hurt. read more
INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth.” On “Shoshannim” see Introduction to Psalms 45:0. Probably “Shoshannim—Eduth” denotes “the melody or air ‘after’ or ‘in the manner of’ which the Psalm was to be sung. As the words now stand they signify ‘lilies, a testimony,’ and the two are separated by a large distinctive accent. In themselves they have no meaning in the present text, and must therefore be regarded as probably a fragment of the beginning of an older... read more
Psalms 80:1-19 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine foRuth ( Psalms 80:1 ).God's dwelling between the cherubim. Actually, in the book of Revelation John describes the throne of God with the four cherubim round about the throne crying, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty ceasing not to declare the greatness and holiness of God, night and day."Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come... read more
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 salvation. Psalms 80:1 . Thou that dwellest between the cherubims. In allusion to the shekinah, or visible glory, which dwelt upon the mercy seat, above the ark, and was overshadowed by the cherubim. Psalms 80:2 . Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh. The twelve tribes in the wilderness... read more
Psalms 80:1-19Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock.The Almighty in relation to erring manI. As a shepherd (Psalms 80:1).1. His flock indicated. “Joseph” may stand for all Israel, and Israel as an illustration of the moral condition of men everywhere.(1) Rebellious.(2) Discontented.(3) Pursuing a perilous journey.2. His dwelling-place described. Dwelt in symbol on mercy-seat. Now, God is in Christ, reconciling the world.3. His interposition invoked (Psalms... read more
Psalms 80:16 [It is] burned with fire, [it is] cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Ver. 16. They perish ] Scilicet palmites, et propagines, Psalms 80:10-11 . read more
burned: Psalms 79:5, Isaiah 27:11, Ezekiel 20:47, Ezekiel 20:48, John 15:6 perish: Psalms 39:11, Psalms 76:6, Psalms 76:7, Psalms 90:7, 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Reciprocal: Job 22:4 - reprove Psalms 9:3 - they shall Psalms 44:3 - light Psalms 68:2 - as wax Psalms 90:8 - in the Jeremiah 11:16 - with Ezekiel 15:4 - it is cast Ezekiel 19:12 - she was Ezekiel 19:14 - she hath Matthew 3:10 - is hewn 1 Peter 3:12 - but read more
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.They — Thy people, signified by the vine. So now he passes from the metaphor to the thing designed by it. read more
16. It is burned with fire… cut down As the tender vines are devoured by fire, so the nation had been wasted by foreign war and internal broils. The twofold figure of cutting and burning seems borrowed from Isaiah 33:12, “As thorns cut up, shall they be burned with fire.” The predominant figure of the vine here begins to yield to the literal application, which further discovers itself in Psalms 80:17-18 read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:1-19
LXXX. Then and Now. The Messianic Hope.— The Ps. depicts Judah’ s forlorn condition, first directly ( Psalms 80:1-Judges :) and then under the figure of a vine ( Psalms 80:8-:). It is divided into strophes by the refrain in Psalms 80:3; Psalms 80:7; Psalms 80:19. (In Psalms 80:3 insert “ of hosts” (LXX) as in Psalms 80:7; Psalms 80:19.) Probably also the refrain has fallen out after Psalms 80:13.Psalms 80:1 c. A rhetorical reminiscence of the time when the Ark ( 1 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 6:2)... read more