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Psalms 80:8

Psalms 80:8
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou preparedst room before it,.... By sending the hornet before the Israelites, and driving the Canaanites out of the land, Exo 23:28 and so the Targum,

"thou didst remove from before thee the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou 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 Isa 5:1-7. Compare Jer 2:21; Eze 15:6;…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 80:8-19

The psalmist is here presenting his suit for the Israel of God, and pressing it home at the throne of grace, pleading with God for mercy and grace for them. The church is here represented as a vine…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 80:8-13

Under the figure of a vine, once carefully tended and spreading far and wide in luxuriant growth, but now exposed to the ravages of wild beasts, the Psalmist contrasts God's former care for His people…