Fourth Sunday of Advent - Psalm 80 2-3 15-16 18-19

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Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
- O shepherd of Israel, hearken, from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
- Rouse your power, and come to save us.
- Once again, O LORD of hosts, look down from heaven, and see;
- take care of this vine, and protect what your right hand has planted the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
- May your help be with the man of your right hand, with the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
- Then we will no more withdraw from you; give us new life, and we will call upon your name.
- “ Restore us” means to restore the nation to the way things were before; but it could be understood as meaning to bring back those who were forced to flee their land.
- The image of the vine planted by the Lord is explained in the Hebrew text when it refers to Israel as “the
- Son whom thou has reared for thyself.”
- The psalmist regards Israel as the instrument through which the power of God shows itself.
- Remember salvation shall come from the Jews and Jesus was the Jew who brought us that salvation.