- On occasion the theme and phrases of the text of one Psalm are to found in another — is this one of those instances (see Psalms 44)?
- Reference is made in Psalms 80:2 to Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh — would this, then, be primarily the Northern Kingdom or Judah?
- At whose doorstep is the tragedy described placed (Psalms 80:5-7)?
- In Psalms 80:9 there is a “vine metaphor” — to whom does it refer?
- Following the flourishing of “the vine” what ensued (Psalms 80:12-14)?
- How does the Psalmist conclude this song of woe (Psalms 80:15-20)?
