Psalm 80:14-19

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 80:14

Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts ,.... The Lord had been with his vine, the people of Israel, when he brought them out of Egypt, and planted and settled them in the land of Canaan, and made them a flourishing people; but had departed from them when he suffered the hedges about them to be broken down, and the boar and wild beast to enter and devour them; and here he is entreated to return and restore them to their former prosperity. So the Lord sometimes departs from his church and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:15

And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted ,.... The word "Cannah" is only used in this place, and the first letter of it is larger than usual, to keep in perpetual remembrance, as is thought by some F20 Vid. Buxtorf. Tiberias, c. 14. , the bringing of this vine out of Egypt, and the great things done for it in the land of Israel; and the letter, being crooked, may denote the oppression of this vine by various calamities. The Targum renders the word, a branch or shoot; and... 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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:17

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand ,.... Which some understand of the people of Israel in general, beloved, supported, and strengthened, by the Lord: and others of the then king of Israel, or Judah, the vinedresser, or keeper of the vineyard under God; praying that he might be directed, supported, and protected, by the Lord; but it seems better to understand it with R. Obadiah on the place, and Abarbinel F24 Mashmiah Jeshuah, fol. 81. 2. of the Messiah; and so Aben Ezra... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:18

So will not we go back from thee ,.... From thy fear, as the Targum; or from thy service, as Kimchi; doing as above would encourage them to stand before the Lord, and worship him; which they could not do, if he marked their sins, and demanded satisfaction from them for them; but if he looked to his Son and their surety, and took it from him, this would encourage their faith and hope, and give them boldness in his presence, and attach them to his service: quicken us, and we will call upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:19

Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts ,.... This is a repetition of Psalm 80:3 , in which may be observed an increase of the names or titles of the Divine Being: in Psalm 80:3 , it is only "O God"; in Psalm 80:7 "O God of hosts"; and here, "Lord God of hosts"; some have thought that the doctrine of the Trinity is here suggested; which is a better thought than that of Jarchi's, who supposes that three captivities of Israel are pointed at: but as it follows, cause thy face to shine, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:14

Return - O God of hosts - Thou hast abandoned us, and therefore our enemies have us in captivity. Come back to us, and we shall again be restored. Behold, and visit this vine - Consider the state of thy own people, thy own worship, thy own temple. Look down! Let thine eye affect thy heart. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:15

The vineyard which thy right hand hath planted - Thy holy and pure worship which thy Almighty power had established in this city. And the branch - thou madest strong for thy self - The original בן ועל veal ben , "and upon the Son whom thou hast strengthened for thyself." Many have thought that the Lord Jesus is meant. And so the Chaldee understood it, as it translates the passage thus: משיחא מלכא ועל veal Malca Meshicha, And upon the King Messiah, whom thou hast strengthened for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:17

The man of thy right hand - The only person who can be said to be at the right hand of God as intercessor, is Jesus the Messiah. Let him become our Deliverer: appoint him for this purpose, and let his strength be manifested In our weakness! By whom are the Jews to be restored, if indeed they ever be restored to their own land, but by Jesus Christ? By Him alone can they find mercy; through Him alone can they ever be reconciled to God. read more

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