15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
15 the stock that your right hand planted, and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.
15 Care for what you once tenderly planted - the vine you raised from a shoot.
15 And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted, And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.
15 that you yourself have planted, this son you have raised for yourself.
17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
17 Then take the hand of your once-favorite child, the child you raised to adulthood.
17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
17 Strengthen the man you love, the son of your choice.
(Read Psalm 80:17-19)
The Messiah, the Protector and Saviour of the church, is the Man of God's right hand; he is the Arm of the Lord, for all power is given to him. In him is our strength, by which we are enabled to persevere to the end. The vine, therefore, cannot be ruined, nor can any fruitful branch perish; but the unfruitful will be cut off and cast into the fire. The end of our redemption is, that we should serve Him who hath redeemed us, and not go back to our old sins.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 80:15
Commentary on Psalm 80:8-16
(Read Psalm 80:8-16)
The church is represented as a vine and a vineyard. The root of this vine is Christ, the branches are believers. The church is like a vine, needing support, but spreading and fruitful. If a vine do not bring forth fruit, no tree is so worthless. And are not we planted as in a well-cultivated garden, with every means of being fruitful in works of righteousness? But the useless leaves of profession, and the empty boughs of notions and forms, abound far more than real piety. It was wasted and ruined. There was a good reason for this change in God's way toward them. And it is well or ill with us, according as we are under God's smiles or frowns. When we consider the state of the purest part of the visible church, we cannot wonder that it is visited with sharp corrections. They request that God would help the vine. Lord, it is formed by thyself, and for thyself, therefore it may, with humble confidence, be committed to thyself.