Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 80

Psalms 80:1 ^! A lamentable praier to God to helpe the miseries of his Church

Psalms 80:1 ^a This pslame was made as a priae for to desire God to be merciful to the ten tribes.

Psalms 80:1 ^b Moue their hearts that thei may returne to worship God aright: that is in the place where thou hast appointed.

Psalms 80:3 ^c Joyne thy whole people & all thy tribes together againe.

Psalms 80:4 ^d The faithful freare Gods angre, when thei perceiue that their paraiers are not forthwith heard.

Psalms 80:6 ^e Our neighbours haue continual strife & warre against vs.

Psalms 80:7 ^f Because that repentance onely commenth of God, thei moste instantly & oft times call to God for it as a meane, whereby thei shalbe saued.

Psalms 80:8 ^! Desiring him to consider their first estate, when his fauour shined to wards them, to the intent that he might finish that worke, which he had begonne.

Psalms 80:8 ^g Seing that of thy mercie thou hast made vs a most deare possession to thee, & we through our sinnes are made open for wilde beastes to deuour vs, declare againe thy loue & finish the worke that thou hast begonne.

Psalms 80:10 ^/ Ebr. Cedres of God.

Psalms 80:11 ^h To wit, Euphrates.

Psalms 80:13 ⁱ That is, aswel thei that hate our religion as thei that hate our persones.

Psalms 80:14 ^k Thei gaue not place to tentation knowing that albeit there were no helpe in earth, yet God was able to succour them from heauen.

Psalms 80:15 ^l So that no power can preuaile against it, & which as a yong bud thou raisest vp againe as out of the burnt ashes.

Psalms 80:16 ^m Onely when thou art angrie, and not with the sworde of the enemie.

Psalms 80:17 ⁿ that is, vpon this vine, or people, whome hou hast planted with thy right hand, that thei shulde be as one mane or one bodie.

Psalms 80:18 ^o For none can call vpon God but suche as are raise vp, as it were, from death to life & regenerate by the holie Spirit.