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Psalms 80:16

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 80:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
Psalms 80:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 80

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
18So shall we not go back from thee: Quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name.
19Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. Psalm 81 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“It is burned with fire - That is, the vineyard. This is a description of the desolations that had come upon the nation, such as would come upon a vineyard if it were consumed by fire. It is cut down - It has been made desolate by fire and by the axe. They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance - At the frown on thy face, as if God has only to look upon people in anger, and they perish. The word they refers to those who were represented by the vine which had been brought out of Egypt - the people of the land. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“They - Thy people, signified by the vine. So now he passes from the metaphor to the thing designed by it. Psalms 80:17”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“80:16-19 The community prays for God to change their desperate situation and restore them. They are still the Lord’s chosen people.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“burned: Psa 79:5; Isa 27:11; Eze 20:47, Eze 20:48; Joh 15:6 perish: Psa 39:11, Psa 76:6, Psa 76:7, Psa 90:7; Th2 1:9 Psalms 80:17”
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