“Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.” We are now approaching the end of the prayer. It is here we find the final plea of the Psalmist to the God of Israel. “Let thy hand“The hand of God is referenced…
“And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted,” The reference to Israel as a vine continues. They are like a vineyard, planted by the right hand of the Lord. The right hand is often used throughout the Old Testament as a reference to power. So in simplified form: “And the vineyard which through your…
“Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;” The recurring theme of the prayer of Psalms 80 is once again at the front as the Psalmist asks again, “Return!” As we have previously noted, while one could perhaps see the questioning of why God allowed…
“Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.” After the call to remembrance of God’s past deeds, the current plight of the nation is brought…
“Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs…
