Psalms 80:2

“Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.”

"Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us." - Psalms 80:2
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What does Psalms 80:2 mean?

Psalm 80:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us." To fully understand the meaning of this verse, it is important to take into consideration the historical and cultural context of when…

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Awakening the Divine Strength: A Cry for Salvation

The plea resonates powerfully within the pages of the Psalms as we encounter the earnest cry recorded in Psalm 80:2: "Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us." This cry is not merely a reflection of the circumstances of the Israelites…

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A Prayer for Divine Intervention and Strength

O Heavenly Father, Mighty God, we come before You today with hearts full of reverence and awe. As we reflect on the words of Your servant in Psalms 80:2, "Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us," we echo this plea for Your divine…

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Psalms 80:2 - "Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us."
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Psalms 80:6 - "Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves."
"It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance." - Psalms 80:16
Psalms 80:16 - "It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance."
Psalms 119:80 - "Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed."
Psalms 80:13 - "The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it."
Psalms 80:10 - "The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars."
"Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure." - Psalms 80:5
Psalms 80:5 - "Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure."
Psalms 80:9 - "Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land."
Psalms 80:11 - "She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river."
"She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river." - Psalms 80:11
Psalms 80:15 - "And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself."
Psalms 80:3 - "Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."
Psalms 80:8 - "Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it."
Psalms 80:7 - "Turn us again, O God of hosts, 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 80:18 - "So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name."
"Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved." - Psalms 80:3
Psalms 80:19 - "Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."
Psalms 80:14 - "Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;"
Psalms 80:12 - "Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?"
"So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name." - Psalms 80:18
"Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved." - Psalms 80:19
Psalms 80:1 - "Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth."
Psalms 80:17 - "Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself."
"Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;" - Psalms 80:14
"Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed." - Psalms 119:80