Psalms 80:12

Psalms 80:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
• New International Version (NIV)Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why then have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit?

Context of Psalms 80:12

10The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were [like] cedars of God; 11It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river. Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it? 13The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it. 14O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine;

Psalms 80:12 word by word

לָ֭מָּה פָּרַ֣צְתָּ גְדֵרֶ֑יהָ וְ֝אָר֗וּהָ כָּל־עֹ֥בְרֵי דָֽרֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 80:12

• Psalms 89:40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
• Isaiah 5:5And now, let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trodden under foot;
• Isaiah 18:5For before the harvest, when the blossoming is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning-knives, and take away [and] cut down the branches.
• Nahum 2:2For Jehovah hath brought again the glory of Jacob, as the glory of Israel; for the wasters have wasted them, and marred their vine-branches.
• Luke 20:16He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it they said, May it never be!

Commentaries on Psalms 80:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Why hast thou broken down - 7. When a vineyard is planted, it is properly fenced to preserve it from being trodden down, or otherwise injured by beasts, and to protect the fruit from being taken by the unprincipled passenger. So God protected Jerusalem and his temple by his own almighty arm; and none of their enemies could molest them as long as they had that protection. As it was now spoiled, it was a proof that that protection had been withdrawn…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Why hast thou then broken down her hedges? - Why hast thou dealt with thy people as one would with a vineyard who should break down all its enclosures, and leave it open to wild beasts? The word rendered hedges means wall or enclosure. Compare the notes at Isaiah 5:2. So that all they which pass by the way - All travelers; or, wild beasts. So that there is nothing to prevent their coming up to the vine and plucking the grapes. Do pluck her - Pluck, or…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. 12broken down its walls: God no longer defended Israel (Isaiah 5:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. hedges--(Is 5:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 80:12

• Church
• Grape
• Parables
• Vine

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Countenance
• Fence
• Pluck
• Psalms
• ShoshannimEduth
• Allegory
• God
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Psalms, Book of

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