Psalm 80:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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 (Ps. 80:8, 14) and a vineyard, Ps. 80:15. The root of this vine is Christ, Rom. 11:18. The branches are believers, John 15:5. The church is like a vine, weak and needing support, unsightly and having an unpromising outside, but spreading and fruitful, and its fruit most excellent. The church is a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:11

She sent out her boughs unto the sea ,.... The Mediterranean, or midland sea, which was the border of the land of Canaan to the west: and her branches unto the river ; the river Euphrates, which was its border to the east; see Deuteronomy 11:24 . This, in the spiritual sense of it, will have its accomplishment in the church of Christ, when he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth, Psalm 72:8 . The Targum is, "she sent out her disciples to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:11

She sent out her boughs unto the sea and her branches unto the river - The Israelitish empire extended from the River Euphrates on the east to the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and from the same Euphrates on the north of the promised land to its farthest extent on the south; Syria bounding the north, and Arabia and Egypt the south. And this was according to the promises which God had made to the fathers, Exodus 23:31 ; Deuteronomy 11:24 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

God's redemption. "It is not a bringing back out of exile that is here prayed for, for the people are still on the soil of their own country; but in their present Feebleness they are no longer like themselves, but stand in need of Divine intervention, the shining forth of the hidden countenance of God, in order again to attain a condition that is in harmony with the promises." Suggests— I. GOD HAS MADE A GLORIOUS REDEMPTION POSSIBLE FOR US . ( Psalms 80:8 .) Has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:3-18

A cry of weakness, a prayer of faith, "Turn us … we shall be turned." The life of the individual, of the Church, of the nation, depends not on means, methods, forms, institutions. With God is the fountain of life. These words are a cry of weakness, helplessness, humiliation; but also a prayer of faith, hope, joyful expectancy. I. A CONFESSION OF WEAKNESS , DANGER , SIN . 1 . In ordinary affairs a sense of weakness, helplessness, despondency, is the forerunner of failure,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:8-15

The vine of God. These verses may be taken— I. AS A SYMBOLIC HISTORY OF ISRAEL . 1 . For God ' s people were as a vine. Designed for fruit; carefully tended; highly esteemed; thoroughly cleansed; diligently guarded. 2 . Israel had been brought out of Egypt. 3 . The nations of Canaan were driven out. 4 . Israel became a settled nation. 5 . Strong. 6 . Populous. "Filled the land;" coveting the hills and the plains. 7 . Dominion... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:11

She sent out her boughs unto the sea . The Mediterranean; the western boundary of the land. And her branches (or, her shoots, Revised Version) unto the river. The Euphrates (see Genesis 15:18 ; I Kings Genesis 4:21 , Genesis 4:24 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 80:11

She sent out her boughs unto the sea - To the Mediterranean Sea on the one side.And her branches - Her sucklings. The word is usually applied to little children, and means here the little branches that are nourished by the parent vine.Unto the river - The Euphrates, for so the river usually means in the Scriptures. The Euphrates on the one side, and the Mediterranean Sea on the other, were the natural and proper boundaries of the country as promised to Abraham. See Psalms 72:8; 1 Kings 4:21.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 80:8-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 80:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:3-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:8-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 80:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 80:11

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