Psalms 80:9

"You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 80:9, the psalmist reflects on how God miraculously brought forth a vine from Egypt, symbolizing the Israelites as His chosen people. By driving out nations and planting this vine, God not only secured a physical space for His people but also signified their establishment and prosperity in the Promised Land, foreshadowing their future growth and flourishing under divine protection and guidance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thou 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 wayIsaiah 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, brush, stones, etc. CompareIsaiah 5:2. Here it means that the hindrances in planting the vine were taken out of the way; that is, God removed the pagan so that there was room then to establish his own people.

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