Psalm 80 - Sons of Korah

Filmed in 2005 in our home town of Geelong Australia.

Psalm 80 is a communal lament probably occasioned in its original setting by the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BC (2 Kings 17). The Assyrian capture of Samaria and the deportation of the people of Israel left the two small tribes of Judah in the south shocked and alone. Their brothers in the north were gone forever and the family of God's people was now but a tiny remnant compared to the glory of the past. God had bought in the Assyrians to destroy the northern kingdom for its sins. The writer of Kings explains saying, 'All this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up out of Egypt from under the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshipped other gods and followed the practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before them, as well as the practices that the kings of Israel had introduced' (2 Kings 17:7,8). This was a sobering event for the remnant that remained in the south and a solemn warning that rebellion and idolatry spell disaster. Aware that they are not a whole lot better than their northern brothers the people of Judah now cry out in the words of this psalm for God to save them from the same fate.The appeal to God as the shepherd of Israel is a reminder to God of his covenant love for his people. They were seeing the anger of God unleashed before them and in desperation they appeal to his mercy. The plea for God to make his face shine upon his people is a call for God's special loving favour to be shown again to his people. Restoration is what they called for. The original mighty nation that God had raised up from Abraham, pictured here as a vine, was now 'cut down and burned with fire.' The great covenant vision of a glorious kingdom of Yahweh that shone before the whole earth was being dashed to pieces before their eyes. Instead of being a light to the world the nation was now an object of scorn and ridicule.At the end of the psalm there is the plea that God would rest his hand upon the son of man at his right hand, the resurrected son of man. In its original context this refers to Israel as the firstborn son of God and the right-hand man of God among the nations.

But in the light of the coming of Christ, and from theological point of view particularly, this appeal can only have any weight if it is ultimately an appeal to the risen Christ. Christ became the representative of Israel in his life and death. His life is our righteousness and his death is our forgiveness. This applies now and retrospectively to any person in the past to whom the favour of God was ever shown. This was only possible, indeed, prayer itself was only ever possible, because of what Jesus did. His resurrection was the trumpet call of victory over judgement and therefore it is to the resurrected of Christ that we appeal for God to hear and answer our prayers. Verse 17 must therefore be taken as a Messianic reference. Israel was the son of God as also are we because Jesus was the firstborn of God who, through his death and resurrection legitimized us all as God's children.

This is therefore the strongest appeal of the whole psalm. All our appeals in prayer are made 'for Jesus sake' and 'in Jesus name.' To ask God to remember the Son of Man whom he raised up is an appeal such that God has bound himself to hear. We therefore pray that God would make this favour shine upon us for Jesus' sake.

Be blessed.

[jessicafalk]

You sing praises to who they belong. Yahuah & Yahusha are the Authentic Ones. Surely you know this Truth.🔥🔥

[belindaintexas]

SOK is fabulous. So glad I found them! In 1983 I prayed for better Christian music to listen to. Amazing what He has done over the years in that area. Now I don't have to just listen to the music for the message. I can listen because the music itself is so good. Can't say enough about this band. Only 2.5K subscribers? Should be more like 225K..So anointed. Excellent musicianship. My absolute favorite in the Christian genre. Praise YHWH ....

[naomismith]

It is such a blessing in our Christian lives to have come across this fabulous group..we have all their CD, s !We agree with all the comments about this particular Psalm..so beautiful and uplifting.God bless you all dear friends .From Norman and Naomi Smith

[jaypeabee]

It’s like a picture of Heaven. One day, all of His Saints will sing with one voice (and I’m sure it’s SOK that we sing)

[barbandericpfeiffer]

Lyrics:
Hear us, oh Shepherd of Israel
You Who lead Joseph like a flock
You sit enthroned between the cherubim
Shine forth before us
Awaken Your might, come and save us

Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved

Oh, Lord God, how long will Your anger
Smolder against all our prayers
You have fed them bread of tears
They drank bowls of tears
For You made us a scorn to our neighbors

Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved

Your vine is cut down and burned with fire
At Your rebuke, Lord, we die
Let Your hand rest on the man at Your right hand
The son of man who You raised up

Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved

That we may be saved

[belindaintexas]

One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard ...

[Heather-xzeo]

One of my fave songs/Psalms and this has ministered to me time & time & time again over the years .... thank you from my heart ❣️ from good old Tropical 🌴 Nth Queensland

[neillauritsen]

Let them praise NAME of the LORD . Amen

[maem]

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" Thanks, beloved Sons of Korah, for sharing your time in singing the Psalms; I am grateful for the opportunity to hear the Word of God being sung. God bless you and yours, in Jesus' mighty name. Amen ! "

[eliasel-jarid]

Amen

Another great classic such truthful words o lord Jesus lord god father you have done nothing wrong and is there anything you haven’t done to bring us close to you ??? What else can you do oh holy father SAVE US ONE MORE FROM OURSELVES COMPLETELY ONCE AND FOR ALL …. Amen 🙏

[ashtonhettich]

What a great expression of what this Psalm means for us! Such a strong and powerful message for us!

[gangstasanta]

WOW - So beautiful and anointed. Thank you for this amazing tribute to the Psalm.

[adysaxman]

My family and I have been listening to your music for around 5 years or so, so sadly we missed out for around 10, as per the time of this video? Really awesome praiseworthy music unto Yah! My wife and I are musicians too, we are street evangelists, who have seen the power of the Living God on the streets. May God continue to bless you and your ministry. 😊

[openoureyesLordtoday]

So have love your Psalm 80 song throughout the years... Such a timely Psalm!

[joeneryconstantino]

Psalm 80
King James Version (KJV)

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 unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

[b.willemsen]

Wonderful! Prayer of the worlld right now! 🙏🏻🕊🔥🔥🔥

[curtallen]

Love this psalm and song. Hello from Northern California.

[chriscordner]

Such a blessing to my soul to hear such worship . Love the music . Thank you

[marcit]

I love these Psalms how calming they are on the Spirit....Agape Marci T

[sophiajao]

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might and come to save us! 3 Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved! 4 O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers? 5 You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in full measure. 6 You make us an object of contention for our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves. (Psalm 80:1-6, ESV)

8 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. 9 You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land. 10 The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches. 11 It sent out its branches to the sea and its shoots to the River. 12 Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit? 13 The boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it. (Psalm 80:8-13, ESV)

14 Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine, 15 the stock that your right hand planted, and for the son whom you made strong for yourself. 16 They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of your face! 17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself! 18 Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name! (Psalm 80:14-18, ESV)