◄ Psalm 80:18 ►
Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
Study Bible
Then we will not turn away from You;
This phrase reflects a commitment to faithfulness and loyalty to God. In the context of Israel's history, turning away from God often led to periods of judgment and exile, as seen in the cycles of sin and repentance in the Book of Judges. The plea not to turn away is a recognition of past failures and a desire for steadfastness. This echoes the covenant relationship established at Sinai, where Israel was called to be a holy nation (Exodus 19:5-6). Theologically, it underscores the importance of perseverance in faith, a theme also found in the New Testament, such as in Hebrews 10:23, which encourages believers to hold fast to their confession without wavering.

revive us,
The request for revival indicates a need for spiritual renewal and restoration. In the Old Testament, revival often followed periods of national repentance and was marked by a return to the worship of Yahweh, as seen in the reforms of kings like Hezekiah and Josiah (2 Kings 18:1-6, 2 Kings 23:1-25). The concept of revival is also prophetic, pointing to the ultimate renewal found in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, who offers new life (John 10:10). This plea for revival is a recognition of human inability to achieve spiritual vitality apart from divine intervention.

and we will call on Your name.
Calling on God's name signifies invoking His presence, power, and authority. In biblical times, a name was more than a label; it represented the character and essence of a person. To call on God's name is to seek His help and acknowledge His sovereignty. This is seen in the practice of prayer and worship throughout Scripture, such as in the dedication of Solomon's temple (1 Kings 8:22-53). In the New Testament, calling on the name of the Lord is associated with salvation (Romans 10:13), emphasizing the personal relationship believers have with God through Christ. This phrase also connects to the promise of God's responsiveness to those who earnestly seek Him (Jeremiah 29:12-13).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Asaph
The author of Psalm 80, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court, known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.

2. Israel
The nation of Israel is the primary subject of this psalm, representing God's chosen people who are seeking restoration and revival.

3. God (Yahweh)
The central figure to whom the psalm is addressed, God is depicted as the Shepherd and Savior of Israel, the one who can revive and restore His people.

4. Vineyard
A metaphor used earlier in the psalm to describe Israel, symbolizing God's care and cultivation of His people.

5. Revival
The event or process of spiritual renewal and restoration that the psalmist is pleading for, indicating a return to faithfulness and calling upon God's name.
Teaching Points
Dependence on God for Revival
True revival comes from God alone. We must recognize our dependence on Him for spiritual renewal and restoration.

Commitment to Faithfulness
The psalmist's promise not to turn away from God highlights the importance of steadfastness in our faith journey.

The Power of Calling on God's Name
Calling on God's name signifies a deep relationship and trust in His power and presence. It is an essential practice for believers seeking revival.

The Role of Repentance
Revival often begins with repentance, a turning away from sin and a turning towards God, as seen in the psalmist's plea.

Community and Corporate Prayer
The communal nature of the psalm suggests the importance of corporate prayer and seeking God together as a community of believers.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the metaphor of a vineyard earlier in Psalm 80 enhance our understanding of Israel's relationship with God and their need for revival?

2. In what ways can we, as modern believers, ensure that we do not "turn away" from God in our daily lives?

3. How does the concept of calling on God's name in Psalm 80:18 relate to the New Testament teachings on prayer and relationship with God?

4. What practical steps can we take individually and as a church community to seek revival and spiritual renewal today?

5. How do the themes of repentance and revival in Psalm 80:18 connect with the broader biblical account of redemption and restoration?
Connections to Other Scriptures
2 Chronicles 7:14
This verse speaks of God's promise to heal and restore His people if they humble themselves, pray, and seek His face, similar to the plea for revival in Psalm 80:18.

Hosea 6:1-2
These verses echo the theme of returning to the Lord for healing and revival, emphasizing God's power to restore life.

John 15:5
Jesus' teaching about the vine and branches connects to the vineyard metaphor in Psalm 80, highlighting the necessity of remaining in Him for spiritual vitality.

Acts 3:19
This verse calls for repentance and turning to God for times of refreshing, aligning with the psalmist's desire for revival.
Sermons
Apostasy from GodT. Cruse.Psalm 80:18
Backsliders and Their GuiltD. Macfarlan, D. D.Psalm 80:18
God's Grace Our Best SafeguardR. Tuck Psalm 80:18
Going Back from GodS. Conway Psalm 80:18
The Quickening Necessary to PrayerHomilistPsalm 80:18
God's RedemptionC. Short Psalm 80:1-19
The Almighty in Relation to Erring ManHomilistPsalm 80:1-19
The God that Dwelleth Between the CherubimsJ. S. Broad, M. A.Psalm 80:1-19
The Mercy-SeatJ. Parsons.Psalm 80:1-19
The Relative DeityHomilistPsalm 80:1-19
The Word God Means the Shining OneCynddylan Jones.Psalm 80:1-19
People
Asaph, Benjamin, Joseph, Manasseh, Psalmist
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
Praise, Quicken, Revive, Turn
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Psalm 80:18

     5534   sleep, spiritual

Psalm 80:1-19

     8149   revival, nature of

Psalm 80:8-19

     4458   grape

Psalm 80:17-19

     8151   revival, corporate

Library
One Antidote for Many Ills
This morning's sermon, then will be especially addressed to my own church, on the absolute necessity of true religion in our midst, and of revival from all apathy and indifference. We may ask of God multitudes of other things, but amongst them all, let this be our chief prayer: "Lord, revive us; Lord, revive us!" We have uttered it in song; let me stir up your pure minds, by way of remembrance, to utter it in your secret prayers, and make it the daily aspiration of your souls. I feel, beloved, that …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859

Dishonest Tenants
'And He began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Blessing of God.
NUMB. VI. 22-27. We have already seen the grace of GOD making provision that His people, who had lost the privilege of priestly service, might draw near to Him by Nazarite separation and consecration. And not as the offence was the free gift: those who had forfeited the privilege of priestly service were the males only, but women and even children might be Nazarites; whosoever desired was free to come, and thus draw near to GOD. We now come to the concluding verses of Numb. vi, and see in them one …
James Hudson Taylor—Separation and Service

Period iii. The Critical Period: A. D. 140 to A. D. 200
The interval between the close of the post-apostolic age and the end of the second century, or from about 140 to 200, may be called the Critical Period of Ancient Christianity. In this period there grew up conceptions of Christianity which were felt by the Church, as a whole, to be fundamentally opposed to its essential spirit and to constitute a serious menace to the Christian faith as it had been commonly received. These conceptions, which grew up both alongside of, and within the Church, have …
Joseph Cullen Ayer Jr., Ph.D.—A Source Book for Ancient Church History

The Wicked Husbandmen.
"Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: and when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto …
William Arnot—The Parables of Our Lord

Discourse on the Good Shepherd.
(Jerusalem, December, a.d. 29.) ^D John X. 1-21. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Homiletical.
Twenty-four homilies on miscellaneous subjects, published under St. Basil's name, are generally accepted as genuine. They are conveniently classified as (i) Dogmatic and Exegetic, (ii) Moral, and (iii) Panegyric. To Class (i) will be referred III. In Illud, Attende tibi ipsi. VI. In Illud, Destruam horrea, etc. IX. In Illud, Quod Deus non est auctor malorum. XII. In principium Proverbiorum. XV. De Fide. XVI. In Illud, In principio erat Verbum. XXIV. Contra Sabellianos et Arium et Anomoeos. …
Basil—Basil: Letters and Select Works

Rules to be Observed in Singing of Psalms.
1. Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God's word: take them not in thy mouth in vain. 2. Remember to sing David's psalms with David's spirit (Matt. xxii. 43.) 3. Practise St. Paul's rule--"I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing with the understanding also." (1 Cor. xiv. 15.) 4. As you sing uncover your heads (1 Cor. xi. 4), and behave yourselves in comely reverence as in the …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

The Shepherd of Our Souls.
"I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep."--John x. 11. Our Lord here appropriates to Himself the title under which He had been foretold by the Prophets. "David My servant shall be king over them," says Almighty God by the mouth of Ezekiel: "and they all shall have one Shepherd." And in the book of Zechariah, "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord of Hosts; smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII

Farewell Discourse to Disciples.
(Jerusalem. Evening Before the Crucifixion.) ^D John XIV.-XVI. ^d 1 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. [That one should betray him and one should deny him, that all should be offended, and that the Lord should depart, raised anxieties which Jesus here seeks to quiet. That they should go out as homeless wanderers without the presence of their Lord and be subjected to persecution, was also in their thoughts. But Jesus sustains their spirits by appealing to them to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Barren Fig-Tree;
OR, THE DOOM AND DOWNFALL OF THE FRUITLESS PROFESSOR: SHOWING, THAT THE DAY OF GRACE MAY BE PAST WITH HIM LONG BEFORE HIS LIFE IS ENDED; THE SIGNS ALSO BY WHICH SUCH MISERABLE MORTALS MAY BE KNOWN. BY JOHN BUNYAN 'Who being dead, yet speaketh.'--Hebrews 11:4 London: Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion, in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1688. This Title has a broad Black Border. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. This solemn, searching, awful treatise, was published by Bunyan in 1682; but does not appear …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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