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Psalms 80:1
1Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory
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
Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory 2to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Show us your mighty power. Come to rescue us! 3Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.
Read all of Psalms 80Psalms 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 45:1Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem about the king, for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet.
- Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
- Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
- Psalms 5:1O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.
- Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
- Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
- Ezekiel 34:23And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.
- John 10:14“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—
- 1 Peter 2:25Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.
- 1 Peter 5:4And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.
- Psalms 77:20You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep, with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.
- Psalms 78:52But he led his own people like a flock of sheep, guiding them safely through the wilderness.
- Isaiah 49:9I will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out in freedom,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Come into the light.’ They will be my sheep, grazing in green pastures and on hills that were previously bare.
- Isaiah 63:11Then they remembered those days of old when Moses led his people out of Egypt. They cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea, with Moses as their shepherd? Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit to be among his people?
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
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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
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