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Psalms 80:8
8You pulled us out from Egypt, like a vine that you dug out of the ground. You chased nations out of this land, and you planted us here.
Psalms 80:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
- New International Version (NIV)You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.
Context of Psalms 80:8
6You have caused the people who live near us to laugh at us. Our enemies insult us. 7God Almighty, turn us to come back to you. Look at us with a smile on your face! Then we will be safe. You pulled us out from Egypt, like a vine that you dug out of the ground. You chased nations out of this land, and you planted us here. 9You prepared the ground ready for us. We put down roots like a vine. We grew well and we covered all the land. 10Our branches gave shade to the mountains, and to the big cedar trees.
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גֶּ֭פֶן מִמִּצְרַ֣יִם תַּסִּ֑יעַ תְּגָרֵ֥שׁ גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם וַתִּטָּעֶֽהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 80:8
- Isaiah 5:1Now I will sing a song for the person that I love. I will sing to him about his vineyard. ‘The one that I love had a vineyard. It was on a hill where the soil is good.
- Isaiah 27:2At that time, sing a song about a beautiful vineyard!
- Jeremiah 2:21I planted you in my land, like the very good seed of a vine. But see how you have changed! You have become like a wild vine. Your grapes are bad and useless.
- Ezekiel 15:6So this is what the Almighty Lord says: Among the trees of the forest, I have provided the wood of vines to burn on a fire. In the same way, I will take the people of Jerusalem to punish them.
- Ezekiel 17:6The seed made a plant that grew well. It became a vine that grew near to the ground. The vine's branches turned up towards the eagle. Its roots went down into the ground. The vine grew with many new branches and leaves.
- Ezekiel 19:10Your mother was like a vine that was growing near a stream. It grew well because there was plenty of water there. It made many branches and it had a lot of fruit.
- Matthew 21:33Then Jesus said again to the Jewish leaders, ‘Listen to another story that I will tell you. There was a man who had his own farm. He planted vines in a garden to grow grapes there. He built a wall around the garden. He dug a hole in the ground for a winepress to make wine. He also built a tall building to watch over the garden. The man then found some farmers to work in the garden for him. Then he went away to another country.
- John 15:1Jesus said, ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
- Psalms 44:2You used your power to chase away the other nations, so that our ancestors could live in their land. You punished those nations, and you helped our ancestors to be free.
- Psalms 78:55He chased away the nations that were living there. He gave to each tribe their own piece of land, so that Israel's tribes could live there.
- Jeremiah 18:9Sometimes I may promise to build up a nation or a kingdom and make it strong.
Commentaries on Psalms 80:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt - This is a most elegant metaphor, and every where well supported. The same similitude is used by Isaiah, Isaiah 5:1, etc.; by Jeremiah, Jeremiah 2:21; by Ezekiel, Ezekiel 17:5, Ezekiel 17:6; by Hosea, Hosea 10:1; by Joel, Joel 1:7; by Moses, Deuteronomy 32:32, Deuteronomy 32:33; and often by our Lord himself, Matthew 20:1, etc.; Matthew 21:33, etc.; Mark 12:1, etc. And this was the ordinary figure to represent the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt - Referring to his people, under the image (which often occurs in the Scriptures) of a vine or vineyard. See the notes at Isaiah 5:1-7. Compare Jeremiah 2:21; Ezekiel 15:6; Matthew 20:1; Matthew 21:28, Matthew 21:33; Luke 13:6. Thou hast cast out the heathen - The nations; to wit, the nations that occupied the land of Canaan before the children of Israel dwelt there. See Psalm 2:1, note; Psalm 2:8, note; Psalm 77:15…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
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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
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