Psalms 80:2
(80-3) Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Thy might, and come to save us.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
In Context
3(80-4) O God, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Cross References
Exodus 25:22And there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the ark-cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Numbers 10:22And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
1 Kings 8:6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the Sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
Psalms 35:23Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.
Psalms 99:1The LORD reigneth; let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 80:2-8
Mournful Complaints. 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. 3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife… Read the whole commentary →