Sons of Korah was founded by Matthew Jacoby and Matthew continues to co-ordinate the project. Matthew, who recently completed his doctorate in philosophy and theology at the University of Melbourne, teaches on the spirituality of the psalms and his concise commentary on the settings of the psalms is a feature that is woven through most concert events. In all things Sons of Korah seek to provide an impacting musical journey into the spirit and world of the psalms. The other regular touring members of the group are Jayden Lee, Rod Wilson and Mike Avery. In most cases Sons of Korah tour as a four piece band though they occasionally expand for bigger events.
Sons of Korah is also a partner of the Bible Societies in Australia and New Zealand and in most cases they tour in support of the work of the Bible Society.
Psalm 80
Sons Of Korah Lyrics
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You Who lead Joseph like a flock
You sit and throne between the cherubim
Shine forth before us
Awaken Your might, come and save us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
Oh, Lord God, how long will Your anger
Smolder against all our prayers
You have fed them bread of tears
They drank bowls of tears
For You made us a scorn to our neighbors
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
Your vine is cut down and burned with fire
At Your rebuke, Lord, we die
Let Your hand rest on the
Man at Your right hand
The son of man who You raised up
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
That we may be saved
The lyrics to Sons Of Korah's Psalm 80 convey a plea for restoration and salvation. The singer addresses God as the Shepherd of Israel, recalling how He led Joseph like a flock. The mention of sitting on the throne between the cherubim signifies God's divine presence. The plea is for God to shine forth His power and come to their rescue.
The singer beseeches God to restore them and make His face shine upon them, indicating a desire for God's favor and blessings. They long to be saved from their current state of distress. The lyrics express a sense of frustration and lament over God's seeming anger and lack of response to their prayers. They feel as though they have been given tears to drink and have become a source of scorn to their neighbors.
The imagery of a vine being destroyed and burned with fire suggests the devastation and punishment that the people are experiencing. The plea intensifies as the singer asks God to let His hand rest on the man at His right hand, the son of man who was raised up by God. This could potentially refer to a messianic figure or a chosen leader who would bring about deliverance and restoration.
Overall, the lyrics of Psalm 80 reflect a deep longing for God's intervention, forgiveness, and restoration. It conveys a sense of hopelessness and a desire for God's presence to bring about salvation.
Line by Line Meaning
Hear us, oh Shepherd of Israel
Listen to us, oh caretaker of Israel
You Who lead Joseph like a flock
You Who guide Joseph like a group of sheep
You sit and throne between the cherubim
You reside and rule between the angelic figures
Shine forth before us
Radiate Your light in front of us
Awaken Your might, come and save us
Stir up Your power, come and rescue us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
Renew us, oh all-powerful Lord God
And make Your face shine upon us
And let Your presence illuminate us
That we may be saved
So that we can be delivered
Oh, Lord God, how long will Your anger
Oh, Lord God, how much longer will Your wrath
Smolder against all our prayers
Continue to burn against all our pleas
You have fed them bread of tears
You have given them sorrowful sustenance
They drank bowls of tears
They consumed cups full of tears
For You made us a scorn to our neighbors
Because You made us an object of ridicule to our neighbors
Your vine is cut down and burned with fire
Your vineyard is destroyed and consumed by flames
At Your rebuke, Lord, we die
At Your reprimand, Lord, we perish
Let Your hand rest on the
May Your hand settle upon the
Man at Your right hand
Man situated at Your right side
The son of man who You raised up
The human You have elevated
That we may be saved
So that we can be delivered
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
Renew us, oh all-powerful Lord God
And make Your face shine upon us
And let Your presence illuminate us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
Renew us, oh all-powerful Lord God
And make Your face shine upon us
And let Your presence illuminate us
That we may be saved
So that we can be delivered
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@barbandericpfeiffer8614
Lyrics:
Hear us, oh Shepherd of Israel
You Who lead Joseph like a flock
You sit enthroned between the cherubim
Shine forth before us
Awaken Your might, come and save us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
Oh, Lord God, how long will Your anger
Smolder against all our prayers
You have fed them bread of tears
They drank bowls of tears
For You made us a scorn to our neighbors
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
Your vine is cut down and burned with fire
At Your rebuke, Lord, we die
Let Your hand rest on the man at Your right hand
The son of man who You raised up
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
That we may be saved
@joeneryconstantino9077
Psalm 80
King James Version (KJV)
1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
@BeyethereforePerfect777
why the name "Korah" ? did these not rebel against the Lord?
Numbers 16
King James Version
16 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.
20 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.
30 But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35 And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
36 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.
42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun.
47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.
@SonsofKorah
The name “Sons of Korah” comes from a group of Old Testament Levitical musicians to whom at least 13 of the Psalms are attributed. The original Sons of Korah were responsible for the ministry of music and song in the Old Testament worship and particularly with the musical composition and performance of the psalms.
What follows is the remarkable story of this family according to the brief records of the Bible.
The Story of the Sons of Korah is a wonderful story of God’s grace. In the Old Testament text of the Psalms reference is made to those who were involved in the composition of the psalms. Psalms 42 to 49 as well as Psalms 84 to 88 are attributed to a group known as the “Sons of Korah” (see the small print titles under the numbers of the psalms). It appears that this family of musicians were descendants of the same Korah who led a rebellion against Moses in the desert (Numbers 16). This was a serious crime that led to serious consequences for all those involved. We read that God caused the ground to open up and swallow all those who were involved in the rebellion along with their families (vs31ff).
The idea of a judgement like this that involved the wiping out of the rebels as well as their families was that the line of the rebellious should not continue in the earth. It is therefore quite surprising that in Numbers 26:11 we read the words: “The line of Korah, however, did not die out.” And sure enough as we follow the genealogies through Chronicles we see that that the line of Korah did indeed continue. According to 1 Chronicles 6:31ff, David, when he was organising the different tasks for the temple worship, assigned the ministry of song for a large part to the Kohathites. The head of this group was Heman who is the writer of Psalm 88 and more significantly is a direct descendant of Korah the Kohathite. Hence the psalm is also attributed to the Sons of Korah.
It seems that at some point this musical family came to be called after their rebellious forefather. Korah was an infamous historical figure in the Israelite consciousness, remembered as an example of rebellion against God. To be related to him would have been a notable thing, though not necessarily a negative thing. The continuing existence of this family line was a testimony to the grace of God who, although he would be right to wipe out the memory of sinful men from the earth, is nevertheless forgiving and whose heart is always for restoration and redemption rather than for destruction. The Sons of Korah were therefore a living testimony to God’s grace. They certainly had much to sing about. We feel the same way.
@naomismith6920
It is such a blessing in our Christian lives to have come across this fabulous group..we have all their CD,s !We agree with all the comments about this particular Psalm..so beautiful and uplifting.God bless you all dear friends .From Norman and Naomi Smith
@justineg2121
It’s like a picture of Heaven. One day, all of His Saints will sing with one voice (and I’m sure it’s SOK that we sing)
@barbandericpfeiffer8614
Lyrics:
Hear us, oh Shepherd of Israel
You Who lead Joseph like a flock
You sit enthroned between the cherubim
Shine forth before us
Awaken Your might, come and save us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
Oh, Lord God, how long will Your anger
Smolder against all our prayers
You have fed them bread of tears
They drank bowls of tears
For You made us a scorn to our neighbors
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
Your vine is cut down and burned with fire
At Your rebuke, Lord, we die
Let Your hand rest on the man at Your right hand
The son of man who You raised up
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
Restore us, oh Lord God Almighty
And make Your face shine upon us
That we may be saved
That we may be saved
@Heather-xz3eo
One of my fave songs/Psalms and this has ministered to me time & time & time again over the years .... thank you from my heart ❣️ from good old Tropical 🌴 Nth Queensland
@SonsofKorah
Thanks for listening
@belindaintexas8789
One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard ...
@johnmainwaring6556
I agree with you. A beautiful lament, laced with hope and faith.
@belindaintexas8789
SOK is fabulous. So glad I found them! In 1983 I prayed for better Christian music to listen to. Amazing what He has done over the years in that area. Now I don't have to just listen to the music for the message. I can listen because the music itself is so good. Can't say enough about this band. Only 2.5K subscribers? Should be more like 225K..So anointed. Excellent musicianship. My absolute favorite in the Christian genre. Praise YHWH ....
@shiloahrey330
Hi Belinda, I just found SOK a few weeks ago!
You have beautifully articulated what I would have attempted to say, Lol! They are most definitely anointed!
✝️🙌🙌🙌💫
@b.willemsen3900
Wonderful! Prayer of the worlld right now! 🙏🏻🕊🔥🔥🔥