Psalms 80:1

Psalms 80:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
• English Standard Version (ESV)Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!

Context of Psalms 80:1

Hear us O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth! 2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power And come to save us! 3Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.

Psalms 80:1 word by word

רֹ֘עֵ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל׀ הַאֲזִ֗ינָה נֹהֵ֣ג כַּצֹּ֣אן יוֹסֵ֑ף יֹשֵׁ֖ב הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים הוֹפִֽיעָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Give earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• O Shepherdרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• thou that leadestנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• like a flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• thou that dwellestיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• the cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• shine forthיָפַעyâpha‛ · to shineH3313

Cross-references for Psalms 80:1

• Psalms 45:1My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my psalm to the King. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
• Psalms 60:1O God, You have rejected us and cast us off. You have broken [down our defenses and scattered] us; You have been angry; O restore us and turn again to us.
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].
• Psalms 5:1Listen to my words, O Lord, Consider my groaning and sighing.
• Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my plea.
• Psalms 23:1The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want.
• Isaiah 40:11He will protect His flock like a shepherd, He will gather the lambs in His arm, He will carry them in His bosom; He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
• Ezekiel 34:23“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant David; he will feed them and be their shepherd.
• John 10:14I am the Good Shepherd, and I know [without any doubt those who are] My own and My own know Me [and have a deep, personal relationship with Me]—
• Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant,
• 1 Peter 2:25For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd (Christ) appears, you will receive the [conqueror’s] unfading crown of glory.
• Psalms 77:20You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron [to the promised goal].
• Psalms 78:52But God led His own people forward like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.
• Isaiah 49:9Saying to those who are bound and captured, ‘Go forth,’ And to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, ‘Show yourselves [come into the light of the Savior].’ They will feed along the roads [on which they travel], And their pastures will be on all the bare heights.
• Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses [and they said], Where is He who brought our fathers up out of the [Red] Sea, with the shepherds of His flock [Moses and Aaron]? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in their midst,

Commentaries on Psalms 80:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O Shepherd of Israel - The subject continued from the last verse of the preceding Psalm. Leadest Joseph - Israel and Joseph mean here the whole of the Jewish tribes; all were at this time in captivity; all had been the people of the Lord; all, no doubt, made supplication unto him now that his chastening hand was upon them; and for all the psalmist makes supplication. That dwellest between the cherubims - It was between the cherubim, over the cover of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Give 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 Psalm 5:1. O Shepherd of Israel. See the notes at Psalm 23:1. Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock - Joseph, the father of Ephraim and Manasseh. See the notes at Psalm 78:67. The name Joseph seems here to be used poetically to represent the whole people of Israel, as he was a man so prominent in their history, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist complains of the miseries of the church. (1-7) Its former prosperity and present desolation. (8-16) A prayer for mercy. (17-19) Verses 1-7 He that dwelleth upon the mercy-seat, is the good Shepherd of his people. But we can neither expect the comfort of his love, nor the protection of his arm, unless we partake of his converting grace. If he is really angry at the prayers of his people, it is because, although they pray, their ends are not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant” is unknown today.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191-2. Joseph--for Ephraim (1Ch 7:20-29; Psa 78:67; Re 7:8), for Israel. Shepherd--(Compare Ge 49:24). leadest, &c.--(Psa 77:20). dwellest ... cherubim--(Ex 25:20); the place of God's visible glory, whence He communed with the people (He 9:5). shine forth--appear (Psa 50:2; 94:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 80:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Ear
• God Continued...
• Intercession
• Jesus Continued
• Mercy-Seat
• Music
• Shekinah
• Shepherd

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Commentaries on Psalms 80

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings