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Psalm 80:17

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

15the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.
16It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.
17Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
18So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.
19Turn us again, LORD God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
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The plea for God's hand follows a scene of ruin, where even the man God made strong still needs his help.

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Where else Scripture says this

10 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 8:4what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?Both use “son of man” in addressing God, asking about his care in Psalm 8 and seeking his support in Psalm 80.
Daniel 7:13–14“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought …Both use the phrase “son of man” for a figure described in relation to God, though their settings differ.
Psalm 110:1A Psalm by David. The LORD says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.”God's right hand marks the man's place in Psalm 80 and the seat the LORD grants in Psalm 110.
Psalm 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.God's shining presence appears in Psalm 80's surrounding plea and in Psalm 50's description of God shining from Zion.
Psalm 89:21with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.Both connect God's hand with his support for a man whose strength comes from him.
Isaiah 53:5But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.The link is indirect: the psalm seeks God's support for a man; Isaiah describes someone wounded for the sake of others.
John 5:21–29For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.Psalm 80's next line asks God to revive his people; John says the Father and the Son give life.
Ezekiel 19:11It had strong branches for the scepters of those who ruled. Their stature was exalted among the thick boughs. They were seen in their height with the multitude …Strong branches appear in both settings: Psalm 80 describes God's planting, while Ezekiel connects the branches with rulers' scepters.
Genesis 35:18As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.The shared ground is slight: both concern a human life, but Genesis records a naming while the psalm seeks God's sustaining hand.
Luke 1:66All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.Psalm 80 asks for God's hand to be on a man; Luke states that the Lord's hand was with the child.
Where this verse fits

Leadership weight. wanting a steady prayer habit. fear for the future.

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Encouragement

The ruin around this prayer remains real. Its appeal rests on God's own work: the man who needs his sustaining hand is someone God has made strong for himself.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).