Psalms 80:9
Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
In Context
8A vine out of Egypt Thou dost bring, Thou dost cast out nations, and plantest it.
10Covered have been hills [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.
Cross References
Exodus 23:28'And I have sent the hornet before thee, and it hath cast out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee;
Joshua 24:12And I send before you the hornet, and it casteth them out from your presence — two kings of the Amorite — not by thy sword, nor by thy bow.
1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel [are] many, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.
1 Chronicles 21:5And Joab giveth the account of the numbering of the people unto David, and all Israel is a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand, each drawing sword, and Judah [is] four hundred and seventy thousand, each drawing sword.
Nehemiah 9:22'And Thou givest to them kingdoms, and peoples, and dost apportion them to the corner, and they possess the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
Psalms 105:44And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 80:9-19
The Desolated Vine. 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. 10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. 11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. 12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? 13 The boar out of the wood doth waste… Read the whole commentary →