Psalms 80:2

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, And come and save us!

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

In Context

1“For the leader of the music. Upon the Shushan-Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.” Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel! Thou who leadest Joseph like a flock, Thou who sittest between the cherubs, shine forth!

3Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to shine, that we may be saved!

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Cross References

Psalms 35:23Arouse thyself; awake for my defence! My God and my Lord, awake to my cause!

Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shineth forth.

Psalms 99:1The LORD reigneth, let the nations tremble! He sitteth between the cherubs, 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 →

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