Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Psalm 80

^{1 !} A lamentable praier to God to helpe the miseries of his Church

^{1 a} This pslame was made as a priae for to desire God to be merciful to the ten tribes.

^{1 b} Moue their hearts that thei may returne to worship God aright: that is in the place where thou hast appointed.

^{3 c} Joyne thy whole people & all thy tribes together againe.

^{4 d} The faithful freare Gods angre, when thei perceiue that their paraiers are not forthwith heard.

^{6 e} Our neighbours haue continual strife & warre against vs.

^{7 f} Because that repentance onely commenth of God, thei moste instantly & oft times call to God for it as a meane, whereby thei shalbe saued.

^{8 !} Desiring him to consider their first estate, when his fauour shined to wards them, to the intent that he might finish that worke, which he had begonne.

^{8 g} Seing that of thy mercie thou hast made vs a most deare possession to thee, & we through our sinnes are made open for wilde beastes to deuour vs, declare againe thy loue & finish the worke that thou hast begonne.

^{10 /} Ebr. Cedres of God.

^{11 h} To wit, Euphrates.

^{13 i} That is, aswel thei that hate our religion as thei that hate our persones.

^{14 k} Thei gaue not place to tentation knowing that albeit there were no helpe in earth, yet God was able to succour them from heauen.

^{15 l} So that no power can preuaile against it, & which as a yong bud thou raisest vp againe as out of the burnt ashes.

^{16 m} Onely when thou art angrie, and not with the sworde of the enemie.

^{17 n} that is, vpon this vine, or people, whome hou hast planted with thy right hand, that thei shulde be as one mane or one bodie.

^{18 o} For none can call vpon God but suche as are raise vp, as it were, from death to life & regenerate by the holie Spirit.