God’s Word Translation
Psalms 80:9
9You cleared the ground for it so that it took root and filled the land.
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
7O God, commander of armies, restore us and smile on us so that we may be saved. 8You brought a vine from Egypt. You forced out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it so that it took root and filled the land. 10Its 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.
Read all of Psalms 80Psalms 80:9 word by word
פִּנִּ֥יתָ לְפָנֶ֑יהָ וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ שָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָ וַתְּמַלֵּא־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 80:9
- Psalms 105:44He gave them the lands of ⌞other⌟ nations, and they inherited what others had worked for
- Exodus 23:28I will spread panic ahead of you to force the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites out of your way.
- Joshua 23:13then you should know that the Lord your God will never again force these people out of your way. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip laid to your sides, and thorns in your eyes until none of you are left in this good land that the Lord your God has given you.
- Joshua 24:12I sent hornets ahead of you to force out the two kings of the Amorites ahead of you. These things didn’t happen because of your battle skills or fighting ability.
- Nehemiah 9:22You gave kingdoms and nations to the Israelites and assigned them their boundaries. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of King Og of Bashan.
- Isaiah 27:6In times to come Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom, bud, and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 37:31Those few people from the nation of Judah who escape will again take root and produce crops.
- Jeremiah 12:2You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you.
- 1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily.
- 1 Chronicles 21:5Joab reported the census figures to David: In Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could serve in the army, and in Judah there were 470,000 who could serve in the army.
- 1 Chronicles 27:23David didn’t count those under 20 years old, because the Lord had promised that the people of Israel would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
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
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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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