Psalms 79:15
Turn again, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vineyard:
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Deus virtutum, convertere, respice de cælo, et vide, et visita vineam istam :
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὁ θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, ἐπίστρεψον δή, ἐπίβλεψον ἐξ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἴδε, καὶ ἐπίσκεψαι τὴν ἄμπελον ταύτην·
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 80:15
- אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְבָאוֹת֮ שֽׁ֫וּב נָ֥א הַבֵּ֣ט מִשָּׁמַ֣יִם וּרְאֵ֑ה וּ֝פְקֹ֗ד גֶּ֣פֶן זֹֽאת
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXX
9. But with what profit is this? “O God of virtues turn Thou nevertheless” ( ver. 14 ). Although these things have been done, “Turn Thou nevertheless.” “Look from heaven and see, and visit this vineyard.” “And perfect Thou her whom Thy right hand hath planted” ( ver. 15 ). No other plant Thou, but this make Thou perfect. For she is the very seed of Abraham, she is the very seed in whom all nations shall be blessed: there is the root where is borne the graffed wild olive. …