Psalm 80:1
80:1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of
     Asaph. Give ear, {a} O Shepherd of Israel, thou that
     leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between]
     the {b} cherubims, shine forth.

     (a) This Psalm was made as a prayer to desire God to be
         merciful to the ten tribes.
     (b) Move their hearts, that they may return to worship God
         properly, that is, in the place you have appointed.

Psalm 80:3
80:3 {c} Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and
     we shall be saved.

     (c) Join your whole people, and all your tribes together
         again.

Psalm 80:4
80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be {d} angry
     against the prayer of thy people?

     (d) The faithful fear God's anger, when they perceive that
         their prayers are not heard immediately.

Psalm 80:6
80:6 Thou makest us a {e} strife unto our neighbours: and our
     enemies laugh among themselves.

     (e) Our neighbours have continual strife and war against
         us.

Psalm 80:7
80:7 {f} Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to
     shine; and we shall be saved.

     (f) Because recompence only comes from God, they most
         instantly and repeatedly call on God for it is a means
         by which they shall be saved.

Psalm 80:8
80:8 Thou hast brought a {g} vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast
     out the heathen, and planted it.

     (g) Seeing that from your mercy you have made us a most
         dear possession to you, and we through our sins are
         made open for wild beasts to devour us, declare again
         my love and finish the work that you have begun.

Psalm 80:11
80:11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches
      unto the {h} river.

      (h) That is, Euphrates.

Psalm 80:13
80:13 The {i} boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild
      beast of the field doth devour it.

      (i) That is, they who hate our religion, as well as they
          who hate our persons.

Psalm 80:14
80:14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down {k}
      from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

      (k) They gave no place to temptation, knowing that even
          though there was no help in earth, yet God was able to
          help them from heaven.

Psalm 80:15
80:15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and
      the branch [that] thou madest {l} strong for thyself.

      (l) So that no power can prevail against it, and which as
          a young bud you raised up again as out of the burnt
          ashes.

Psalm 80:16
80:16 [It is] burned with fire, [it is] cut down: they perish at
      the {m} rebuke of thy countenance.

      (m) Only when you are angry and not of the sword of the
          enemy.

Psalm 80:17
80:17 Let thy hand be upon the {n} man of thy right hand, upon
      the son of man [whom] thou madest strong for thyself.

      (n) That is, on this vine or people, whom you have planted
          with your right hand, that they should be as one man
          or one body

Psalm 80:18
80:18 So will not we go back from thee: {o} quicken us, and we
      will call upon thy name.

      (o) For no one can call on God but such as are raised up as
          it were from death to life, and regenerate by the Holy
          Spirit.