A Vine Out of Egypt

Text: Psalm 80
24 May 2015

1. Essential Understanding of Psalm 80

a) The author Asaph
b) A Psalmist
c) Contribution to the Book of Psalms   (Psalms 79-83)
d) A prayer to the Lord

2. An Impassioned Plea for Restoration

a) Restore us, O God   (Psalm 80:3)
b) Restore us, O God of hosts   (Psalm 80:7)
c) Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts   (Psalm 80:14)
d) Restore us, O LORD God of hosts   (Psalm 80:19)

3. Remembering the Earlier Years

a) Israel as a Vine
b) Israel as a blessed Vine
i) You have brought a vine out of Egypt   (Psalm 80:8)
ii) You have cast out the nations, and planted it   (Psalm 80:8)
iii) You prepared room for it   (Psalm 80:9)
iv) And caused it to take deep root   (Psalm 80:9)
v) And it filled the land   (Psalm 80:9)
vi) The hills were covered with its shadow   (Psalm 80:10)
vii) She sent out her boughs to the Sea   (Psalm 80:11)
viii) Her branches to the River   (Psalm 80:11)

4. Remembering the sad present state

a) The hedges were broken down   (Psalm 80:12)
b) Her fruit were plucked by passers-by   (Psalm 80:12)
c) The wild boar uproot it   (Psalm 80:13)
d) The wild beast devours it   (Psalm 80:13)

5. A desperate Plea

a) Prayer for salvation (deliverance)   (Psalm 80:3)
b) Prayer for restoration   (Psalm 80:3)
c) Prayer for revival   (Psalm 80:18)