King James Version
Psalms 80:14 in the King James Version says “Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 80 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;”
Psalms 80:14 · KJV
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“we beseech thee O God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“of hosts”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
“Return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
“look down”
H5027to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
“from heaven”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“and behold”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“and visit”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
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