Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
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Gill's Exposition
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted,.... The word "Cannah" is only used in this place, and the first letter of it is larger than usual, to keep in perpetual remembrance, as is thought…
Barnes' Notes
Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts - Again come and visit thy people; come back again to thy forsaken land. This is language founded on the idea that God had withdrawn from the land, or had…
The psalmist is here presenting his suit for the Israel of God, and pressing it home at the throne of grace, pleading with God for mercy and grace for them. The church is here represented as a vine…
Repeated prayers for the restoration of God's favour to Israel.
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