What does Psalms Chapter 80 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

The Latin incipit is Exultate Deo. The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct. Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Chapter breakdown

The Latin incipit is Exultate Deo. The heading invites solemn praise; Asaph's inscription is for winepresses. The note offers an instrument or singing at tabernacles' feast after vintage, not a definite autumn setting. Rejoicing and singing to Jacob's helper with timbrel, pleasant psaltery, harp and new-moon trumpet are commanded, as Israel's commandment and judgment. Testimony in Joseph recalls Egypt's departure and unknown tongue; a back was removed from burdens and hands had served in baskets, without clay specified.

The direct address recalls affliction's call, delivery, hearing in tempest's secret place and testing at contradiction's waters. The note offers hiding from tempest or God descending hidden in Sina's thunder. Israel is called to hear, have no new god and not adore a strange god. The Lord identifies Egyptian delivery, commanding an open mouth and promising filling.

People did not hear and were let go in heart's desires, with future walking in inventions. If they had listened and walked, foes would soon have been humbled. Enemies lied and time shall be forever; the note interprets impenitent suffering. The final verse says He fed wheat's fat and filled with honey from rock, retaining past wording rather than converting it into an unrealized conditional meal or guaranteeing immediate victory for every obedient person.

The story inside

Opening: The Latin incipit is Exultate Deo. Development: The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct. Conclusion: Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Lessons worth keeping

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The Latin incipit is Exultate Deo.
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The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct.
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Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 62863–62866
80:2. Rejoice to God our helper: sing aloud to the God of Jacob. 80:3. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel: the pleasant psaltery with the harp.
Lines 62877–62882
80:7. He removed his back from the burdens: his hands had served in baskets. 80:8. Thou calledst upon me in affliction, and I delivered thee: I heard thee in the secret place of tempest: I proved thee at the waters of contradiction.
Lines 62897–62901
80:12. But my people heard not my voice: and Israel hearkened not to me. 80:13. So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions.