Psalms 80:12-16 Desperate Plea for Restoration

12 Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its grapes?

13 Boars from the forest ravage it
and the creatures of the field feed on it.

14 Return to us, O God Almighty!
Look down from heaven and see!
Watch over this vine,

15 the root your right hand has planted,
the son you have raised up for yourself.

16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
at your rebuke your people perish.

Meaning of Psalms 80:12-16

Psalm 80:12 reflects a poignant cry of distress, questioning why God has removed His protective barrier around His people, leaving them vulnerable. This verse evocatively portrays a sense of divine abandonment and invites readers to contemplate the necessity of God's protection and favor for a thriving life.

Cross References for Psalms 80:12-16

Isaiah 5:5 - Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it wi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:5

Job 1:10 - “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed ... Click to read the verse Job 1:10 Click to read the verse Job 1:10

Lamentations 2:6 - He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden; he has destroyed his place of meeting. The Lord h... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:6 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:6

Judges 21:3 - “O Lord, the God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe... Click to read the verse Judges 21:3 Click to read the verse Judges 21:3

Luke 20:16 - He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard thi... Click to read the verse Luke 20:16 Click to read the verse Luke 20:16

Amos 9:11 - Israel’s Restoration “In that day I will restore David’s fallen tent. I will repair its broken ... Click to read the verse Amos 9:11 Click to read the verse Amos 9:11

Nahum 2:2 - The Lord will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have... Click to read the verse Nahum 2:2 Click to read the verse Nahum 2:2

Psalms 89:40 - You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins. Click to read the verse Psalms 89:40 Click to read the verse Psalms 89:40

Psalms 89:40-41 - You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins. Click to read the verse Psalms 89:40-41 Click to read the verse Psalms 89:40-41

Isaiah 18:5-6 - For, before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he w... Click to read the verse Isaiah 18:5-6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 18:5-6

Hosea 2:12 - I will ruin her vines and her fig trees, which she said were her pay from her lovers; I will ma... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:12 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:12