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| 1 To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth. |
Between the cherubims – Between love and power, above a foundation of justice. "The Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims." (2 Sam. 6:2) T124
Shine forth – A bright light represented Jehovah's presence. T123
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| 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance. |
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| 3 O God, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. |
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| 4 Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people? |
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| 5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure: |
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| 6 Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves. |
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| 7 Restore us, O God of hosts; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. |
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| 8 Thou brougthest a vine out of Egypt; thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it: |
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| 9 Thou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land; |
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| 10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were like cedars of *God; |
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| 11 It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river. |
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| 12 Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it? |
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| 13 The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it. |
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| 14 O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine; |
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| 15 Even the stock which thy right hand hath planted, and the young plant thou madest strong for thyself. |
And the vineyard – "The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel." (Isa. 5:7) R1795:3, R5504:3
Right hand – The vine of the Father's right-hand planting, the fruitage of which is the character-likeness of Christ. R5505:5
And the branch – He will not look for ripe clusters on the new branch, or even green grapes, but for the small indication of the fruit-bud; and subsequently, the blossoming of these in flower. F170
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| 16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. |
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| 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou hast made strong for thyself. |
Of thy right hand – Position of power and authority. A92
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| 18 So will we not go back from thee. Revive us, and we will call upon thy name. |
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| 19 Restore us, O Jehovah, God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. |
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