Psalms 80:18

Psalms 80:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
• New International Version (NIV)Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.

Context of Psalms 80:18

16For we are chopped up and burned by our enemies. May they perish at the sight of your frown. 17Strengthen the man you love, the son of your choice. Then we will never abandon you again. Revive us so we can call on your name once more. 19Turn us again to yourself, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.

Psalms 80:18 word by word

וְלֹא־נָס֥וֹג מִמֶּ֑ךָּ תְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּ וּבְשִׁמְךָ֥ נִקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So will not we go backסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• from thee: quickenחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• us, and we will callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• upon thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 80:18

• Psalms 79:13Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever and ever, praising your greatness from generation to generation.
• John 6:66At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.
• Hebrews 10:38And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
• Psalms 85:6Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you?
• Psalms 119:25I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.
• Philippians 2:12Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.
• Ephesians 2:1Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.

Commentaries on Psalms 80:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18So wilt not we go back from thee - We shall no more become idolaters: and it is allowed on all hands that the Jews were never guilty of idolatry after their return from the Babylonish captivity. Quicken us - Make us alive, for we are nearly as good as dead. We will call upon they name - We will invoke thee. Thou shalt be for ever the object of our adoration, and the center of all our hopes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18So will not we go back from thee - That is, if thou wilt thus interpose; if thou wilt deliver the nation; if thou wilt help him whom thou hast placed over it, giving him wisdom and valor, we will hereafter be obedient to thy law; we will not apostatize from thee. It is a solemn promise or pledge of future obedience made by the psalmist as expressing the purpose of the people if God would be merciful and would withdraw his judgments; a pledge proper in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-19Verses 17-19 The Messiah, the Protector and Saviour of the church, is the Man of God's right hand; he is the Arm of the Lord, for all power is given to him. In him is our strength, by which we are enabled to persevere to the end. The vine, therefore, cannot be ruined, nor can any fruitful branch perish; but the unfruitful will be cut off and cast into the fire. The end of our redemption is, that we should serve Him who hath redeemed us, and not go back to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-19The community prays for God to change their desperate situation and restore them. They are still the Lord’s chosen people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. We need quickening grace (Psa 71:20; 119:25) to persevere in Thy right worship (Ge 4:26; Ro 10:11).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