"Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs... Continue Reading →
Psalms 80:1a
Psalms 80:1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Psalms 80 is a prayer. It opens with a plea: "Give ear". This phrase is one word in Hebrew meaning 'to expand' or 'broaden out the ear'. Implicit in the word is the... Continue Reading →