Psalms 80:14

Psalms 80:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
• New International Version (NIV)Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts; Look down from heaven and see, And visit this vine

Context of Psalms 80:14

12Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit? 13The wild boars of the forest ruin it; the insects of the field feed on it. O God, invincible warrior, come back! Look down from heaven and take notice! Take care of this vine, 15the root your right hand planted, the shoot you made to grow! 16It is burned and cut down. They die because you are displeased with them.

Psalms 80:14 word by word

אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְבָאוֹת֮ שֽׁ֫וּב־נָ֥א הַבֵּ֣ט מִשָּׁמַ֣יִם וּרְאֵ֑ה וּ֝פְקֹ֗ד גֶּ֣פֶן זֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• we beseech thee, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• look downנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and visitפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
• this vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612

Cross-references for Psalms 80:14

• Psalms 7:7The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!
• Psalms 90:13Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!
• Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!
• Joel 2:14Who knows? Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, and leave blessing in his wake – a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God!
• Malachi 3:7From the days of your ancestors you have ignored my commandments and have not kept them! Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord who rules over all. “But you say, ‘How should we return?’
• Acts 15:16‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen tent of David; I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,
• Psalms 33:13The Lord watches from heaven; he sees all people.
• Lamentations 3:50until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what has happened.
• Daniel 9:16O Lord, according to all your justice, please turn your raging anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. For due to our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people are mocked by all our neighbors.

Commentaries on Psalms 80:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Return - 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 the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts - Again come and visit thy people; come back again to thy forsaken land. This is language founded on the idea that God had withdrawn from the land, or had forsaken it; that he had left his people without a protector, and had left them exposed to the ravages of fierce foreign enemies. It is language which will describe what seems often to occur when the church is apparently forsaken; when there are no cheering tokens…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 The church is represented as a vine and a vineyard. The root of this vine is Christ, the branches are believers. The church is like a vine, needing support, but spreading and fruitful. If a vine do not bring forth fruit, no tree is so worthless. And are not we planted as in a well-cultivated garden, with every means of being fruitful in works of righteousness? But the useless leaves of profession, and the empty boughs of notions and forms…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19This psalm of lament may come from the remnant (the small group that survived) of the northern kingdom after it fell in 722 BC. The people call on God as their Shepherd and as the God of Hosts (a title that describes God as the ruler over the armies of heaven). They hope that he will return to them and restore them. They remember the Exodus and their special relationship with the Lord. The psalm ends with a promise of renewed commitment to him (Psalm…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. visit this vine--favorably (Psa 8:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 80:14

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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