Psalm 80:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:8-19

The poet, to excite God's compassion, proceeds to depict Israel as it was and as it is. He adopts the figure of a vine, perhaps suggested to him by the description of Joseph in the dying speech of Jacob ( Genesis 49:22 ), and carries out his metaphor, in nine consecutive verses, with great beauty and consistency. Isaiah's description of Israel as a vineyard ( Isaiah 5:1-7 ) is somewhat similar. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 80:8

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 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 Psalms 2:1, note; Psalms 2:8, note; Psalms 77:15, note.And planted it - Thou hast... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 80:8-9

Psalms 80:8-9 . Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt Israel, or the church of God, is often compared to a vine: see Isaiah 5:2; Jeremiah 2:21; Ezekiel 17:6; Matthew 21:33. He alludes to the custom of transplanting trees for their more advantageous growth. Thou hast cast out the heathen The nations of Canaan, to make room for it; seven nations to make room for that one; and planted it In their place. Thou preparedst room before it Hebrew, פנית לפניה , pinnita lepaneiah, thou didst... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

Psalms 79-80 Cries from a conquered peopleLike a previous psalm of Asaph, Psalms 79:0 is from the time of Jerusalem’s destruction and the taking of the people into captivity. (For an outline of events see introductory notes to Psalms 74:0.) The historical setting for Psalms 80:0 is not clear. Both psalms, 79 and 80, are cries to God for salvation after Israel has suffered defeat and desolation.The scene around Jerusalem is one of horror. The temple has been destroyed, the city is in ruins, and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 80:8

a vine. Compare Isaiah 5:1-7 ; Isaiah 27:2-6 . Jeremiah 2:21 ; Jeremiah 12:10 . Psalms 80:11 connects Joseph and Genesis 49:22 . heathen = nations. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 80:8

"Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt:Thou didst drive out the nations and plantedst it.Thou preparedst room before it,And it took deep root, and filled the land.The mountains were covered with the shadow of it,And the boughs thereof were like cedars of God.It sent out its branches unto the sea,And its shoots unto the River.Why hast thou broken down its walls,So that all that pass by the way do pluck it?The boar out of the wood doth ravage it,And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.Turn... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 80:8

Psalms 80:8. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt— The Psalmist, whoever he was, describing the Israelites under the simile of a vine, continues the metaphor to a considerable length, and carries it on very happily through the several particulars. Among the many excellencies with which this allegory abounds, that nicety observable both in the beginning and close of it, is not the least; the author sliding, as it were, from the comparison into the subject itself, and from thence into the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 80:8

8-11. brought—or, "plucked up," as by roots, to be replanted. a vine— ( :-). The figure (Isaiah 16:8) represents the flourishing state of Israel, as predicted (Isaiah 16:8- :), and verified (Isaiah 16:8- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 80:1-19

Psalms 80Again Asaph called on God to deliver and restore Israel. The nation was downtrodden and needed Yahweh’s salvation. This community lament psalm is unusual because of the figure the psalmist used to describe Israel. He pictured the nation as a grape vine (Psalms 80:8-16). The fall of Samaria in 722 B.C. may be in view. [Note: Kidner, Psalms 73-150, p. 288.] Psalms 77, 81 also lament the destruction of Samaria, the former capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel."Except for the books of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 80:8-14

3. Israel’s downtrodden condition 80:8-14aThe psalmist now changed his figure and pictured Israel as a vine that God had transplanted from Egypt to Canaan (cf. Ezekiel 17:6-10; Hosea 10:1). He cleared the land of Canaan for her by driving the native people out. Israel had taken root in the Promised Land and, as a vine, had spread out in all directions. It had become strong and luxuriant under God’s blessing. However, God had broken down the wall that protected it, and its neighbors were now... read more

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