Message Notes

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)