Psalm 80:16-81:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 80:8-19

The psalmist is here presenting his suit for the Israel of God, and pressing it home at the throne of grace, pleading with God for mercy and grace for them. The church is here represented as a vine (Ps. 80:8, 14) and a vineyard, Ps. 80:15. The root of this vine is Christ, Rom. 11:18. The branches are believers, John 15:5. The church is like a vine, weak and needing support, unsightly and having an unpromising outside, but spreading and fruitful, and its fruit most excellent. The church is a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:16

It is burnt with fire, it is cut down ,.... That is, the vine of Israel, and the branch before spoken of, alluding to a vine, and its branches; which, when become unprofitable, are cut down or cut off, and cast into the fire; see John 15:6 , so Jerusalem and the temple were burnt with fire by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards by Vespasian: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance ; that is, the Israelites, signified by the vine, whose destruction was owing to the wrath of God upon... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:16

Verse 16 16It is burnt with fire. The calamities of the people are now more clearly expressed. (399) It had been said that the Lord’s vine was abandoned to the wild beasts, that they might lay it waste. But it was a greater calamity for it to be consumed with fire, rooted up and utterly destroyed. The Israelites had perfidiously apostatised from the true religion; but, as has been previously observed, they were still a part of the Church. We are accordingly warned by this melancholy example, of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

God's redemption. "It is not a bringing back out of exile that is here prayed for, for the people are still on the soil of their own country; but in their present Feebleness they are no longer like themselves, but stand in need of Divine intervention, the shining forth of the hidden countenance of God, in order again to attain a condition that is in harmony with the promises." Suggests— I. GOD HAS MADE A GLORIOUS REDEMPTION POSSIBLE FOR US . ( Psalms 80:8 .) Has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:3-18

A cry of weakness, a prayer of faith, "Turn us … we shall be turned." The life of the individual, of the Church, of the nation, depends not on means, methods, forms, institutions. With God is the fountain of life. These words are a cry of weakness, helplessness, humiliation; but also a prayer of faith, hope, joyful expectancy. I. A CONFESSION OF WEAKNESS , DANGER , SIN . 1 . In ordinary affairs a sense of weakness, helplessness, despondency, is the forerunner of failure,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:8-19

The poet, to excite God's compassion, proceeds to depict Israel as it was and as it is. He adopts the figure of a vine, perhaps suggested to him by the description of Joseph in the dying speech of Jacob ( Genesis 49:22 ), and carries out his metaphor, in nine consecutive verses, with great beauty and consistency. Isaiah's description of Israel as a vineyard ( Isaiah 5:1-7 ) is somewhat similar. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:16

It is burned with fire, it is cut down. The flames of war have begun to consume it—it is no longer a vine, but mere fuel (comp. Isaiah 33:12 ), ready to be burned. They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Here the metaphor is dropped. The climax has been reached, and the matter is too serious for rhetorical treatment. The nation typified by the vine, the Israel of God, is perishing—perishing "at the rebuke of God's countenance"—because his favour is withdrawn from them. Unless God... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 80:16

It is burned with fire - That is, the vineyard. This is a description of the desolations that had come upon the nation, such as would come upon a vineyard if it were consumed by fire.It is cut down - It has been made desolate by fire and by the axe.They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance - At the frown on thy face, as if God has only to look upon people in anger, and they perish. The word they refers to those who were represented by the vine which had been brought out of Egypt - the people... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 80:16

Psalms 80:16. It is burned with fire, &c. Namely, thy vineyard or branch; since, upon our provoking sins, thou hast withdrawn thy mercy from us, the enemies have broken in upon us, and great numbers of us are destroyed already, and may be compared to the numerous branches of a remaining stock, which, being cut off, are burned with fire. They perish Namely, thy people of Israel, signified by the vine. So now he passes from the metaphor to the thing signified by it. At the rebuke of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 80:8-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:3-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:8-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 80:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 80:16

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