Psalms 80:9

Psalms 80:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
• New International Version (NIV)You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You prepared room for it, And caused it to take deep root, And it filled the land.

Context of Psalms 80:9

7Turn us again, O God of hosts; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. 8Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt: Thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it. Thou preparedst room before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land. 10The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs thereof were like cedars of God. 11It sent out its branches unto the sea, And its shoots unto the River.

Psalms 80:9 word by word

פִּנִּ֥יתָ לְפָנֶ֑יהָ וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ שָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָ וַתְּמַלֵּא־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 80:9

• Psalms 105:44And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:
• Exodus 23:28And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
• Joshua 23:13know for a certainty that Jehovah your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you.
• Joshua 24:12And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
• Nehemiah 9:22Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and peoples, which thou didst allot after their portions: so they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
• Isaiah 27:6In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
• Isaiah 37:31And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
• Jeremiah 12:2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
• 1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
• 1 Chronicles 21:5And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
• 1 Chronicles 27:23But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.

Commentaries on Psalms 80:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Thou preparedst - before it - 3. When the ground is properly cleared, then it is well digged and manured, and the vines are placed in the ground at proper distances, etc. So when God had cast out the heathen, he caused the land to be divided by lot to the different tribes, and then to the several families of which these tribes were composed. And didst cause it to take deep root - 4. By sheltering, propping up, and loosening the ground about the tender…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thou preparedst room before it - The Hebrew word used here means properly to turn; to turn the back; then, to turn in order to look at anything; to look upon; to see; then, in Piel, to cause to turn away; to remove. Then it comes to mean to remove, or to clear from impediments so as to prepare a way Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 57:14; Isaiah 62:10; Malachi 3:1, and hence, to remove the impediments to planting a vine, etc.; to wit, by clearing away the trees…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Israel had been like a fruitful grapevine (Genesis 1:28; Galatians 5:22–23) that God transplanted to Canaan at the time of the conquest. However, the people forgot the source of their prosperity and chose to do evil (Isaiah 5:1–7; Hosea 10:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. brought--or, "plucked up," as by roots, to be replanted. a vine--(Psa 78:47). The figure (Is 16:8) represents the flourishing state of Israel, as predicted (Ge 28:14), and verified (1Ki 4:20-25).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 80:9

• Church
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Commentaries on Psalms 80

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings