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Psalms 80:9
9You cleared the ground for it, and 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You cleared the ground for us, and we took root and filled the land.
Context of Psalms 80:9
7Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. 8You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. 10The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches. 11Its branches reached as far as the Sea, its shoots as far as the River.
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פִּנִּ֥יתָ לְפָנֶ֑יהָ וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ שָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָ וַתְּמַלֵּא־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 80:9
- Psalms 105:44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
- Exodus 23:28I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
- Joshua 23:13then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the Lord your God has given you.
- Joshua 24:12I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.
- Nehemiah 9:22“You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.
- Isaiah 27:6In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.
- Isaiah 37:31Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.
- Jeremiah 12:2You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
- 1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.
- 1 Chronicles 21:5Joab reported the number of the fighting men to David: In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand men who could handle a sword, including four hundred and seventy thousand in Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 27:23David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less, because the Lord had promised to make Israel 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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