Psalm 80:1 ¶
«To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.» Give
ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that
dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir
up thy strength, and come and save us. 3
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be
saved. 4 O LORD God of hosts, how long
wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears;
and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours:
and our enemies laugh among themselves. 7
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall
be saved.
Here is another Psalm that may have been
written in the time of David’s Asaph prophesying a future time of torment and
judgment. Shoshannimeduth, according to Gill, refers to some musical
instrument unknown to us today. We can pray a modified version of this prayer
in our times of distress.
God is the Shepherd of Israel and He is our
Shepherd in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 26:31
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this
night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock
shall be scattered abroad.
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
1Peter 2:25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1Peter 5:4
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of
glory that fadeth not away.
Notice the reference between the cherubims.
Exodus 25:22
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above
the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the
testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the
children of Israel.
1Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark
of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and
the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the
covenant of God.
Clearly this is a time of great distress for
Israel. It is a plea for temporal salvation from a terrible fate on this earth.
If God would just turn to them they know they would be saved from it. If He
would stir up His strength before the tribes mentioned here representing all
Israel they would be saved.
Psalm 4:6 ¶
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up
the light of thy countenance upon us.
Who among us who has suffered great loss or
endured a terrible trial has not eaten the bread of tears or drank tears
metaphorically? In another place the Holy Spirit speaks of God feeding someone
with judgment.
Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven
away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which
was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with
judgment.
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