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Psalms 80:1 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" [[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.]] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. "
Psalms 80:1
Verse in Context
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[[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.]] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
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Psalms 80:2
"Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save"
Psalms 80:3
"Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."
Psalms 80:4
"O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?"
Psalms 80:5
"Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure."
Psalms 80:6
"Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh"
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