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

Listen, Shepherd of Israel, Who leads Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth! 2Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, awaken Your power, And come to save us! 3God, restore us And make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.

Psalms 80:1 word by word

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

• Listenאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• Shepherdרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Who leadsנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• like a flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• are enthronedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• the cherubimכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• shineיָפַעyâpha‛ · to shineH3313

Cross-references for Psalms 80:1

• Psalms 45:1My heart is moved with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
• Psalms 60:1God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
• Psalms 69:1Save me, God, For the waters have threatened my life.
• Psalms 5:1Listen to my words, Lord, Consider my sighing.
• Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, God; And do not hide Yourself from my pleading.
• Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need.
• Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in the fold of His robe; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
• Ezekiel 34:23“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd.
• John 10:14I am the good shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me,
• Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, that is, Jesus our Lord,
• 1 Peter 2:25For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
• Psalms 77:20You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
• Psalms 78:52But He led His own people out like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
• Isaiah 49:9Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go free,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the roads, And their pasture will be on all bare heights.
• Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,

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
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• God Continued...
• Intercession
• Jesus Continued
• Mercy-Seat
• Music
• Shekinah
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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