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Psalms 80:10
10Its shade covered the mountains. Its branches covered the mighty cedars.
Psalms 80:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
- New International Version (NIV)The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The hills were covered with its shadow, And the mighty cedars with its boughs.
Context of Psalms 80:10
8You brought a vine from Egypt. You forced out the nations and planted it. 9You cleared the ground for it so that it took root and filled the land. Its shade covered the mountains. Its branches covered the mighty cedars. 11It reached out with its branches to the Mediterranean Sea. Its shoots reached the Euphrates River. 12Why did you break down the stone fences around this vine? All who pass by are picking its fruit.
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כָּסּ֣וּ הָרִ֣ים צִלָּ֑הּ וַ֝עֲנָפֶ֗יהָ אַֽרְזֵי־אֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 80:10
Commentaries on Psalms 80:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The hills were covered - 6. The vine, carefully cultivated in a suitable soil, may be spread to any extent. In the land of Judea it formed shades under which the people not only sheltered and refreshed themselves in times of sultry heats; but it is said they even ate, drank, and dwelt under the shelter of their vines. See 1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; 1 Maccabees 14:12. God so blessed the Jews, particularly in the days of David and Solomon, that all the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The hills were covered with the shadow of it - That is, It made a shade, by its luxuriant foliage, on the hills in every part of the land; it seemed to cover all the hills. And the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars - Margin, as in Hebrew, cedars of God; that is, lofty, majestic cedars. See the notes at Psalm 65:9. The reference here is to the cedars of Lebanon, among the most majestic objects known to the Hebrews.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. 10-11Solomon’s kingdom had extended west to the Mediterranean Sea and east to the Euphrates River (see Psalms 72:8–9; 89:25; 1 Kings 4:21).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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