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Psalms 80:14

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 80:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
Psalms 80:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 80

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11It sent out its branches unto the sea, And its shoots unto the River.
12Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?
13The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.
14Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
15And the stock which thy right hand planted, And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Return, 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 This is language founded on the idea that God had withdrawn from the land, or had forsaken it; that he had left his people without a protector, and had left them exposed to the ravages of fierce foreign enemies.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 of the divine presence; and when the people of God, discouraged, seem themselves to be forsaken by him. Compare Jeremiah 14:8. Look down from heaven - The habitation of God. As if he did not now see his desolate vineyard, or regard it. The…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Return: Psa 7:7, Psa 90:13; Isa 63:15, Isa 63:17; Joe 2:14; Mal 3:7; Act 15:16 look down: Psa 33:13; Isa 63:15; Lam 3:50; Dan 9:16-19 Psalms 80:15”
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