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Psalm 80:8-13
New English Translation
Psalm 80:8-13
New English Translation
8 You uprooted a vine[a] from Egypt;
you drove out nations and transplanted it.
9 You cleared the ground for it;[b]
it took root,[c]
and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered by its shadow,
the highest cedars[d] by its branches.
11 Its branches reached the Mediterranean Sea,[e]
and its shoots the Euphrates River.[f]
12 Why did you break down its walls,[g]
so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?[h]
13 The wild boars of the forest ruin it;[i]
the insects[j] of the field feed on it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 80:8 sn The vine is here a metaphor for Israel (see Ezek 17:6-10; Hos 10:1).
- Psalm 80:9 tn Heb “you cleared away before it.”
- Psalm 80:9 tn Heb “and it took root [with] its roots.”
- Psalm 80:10 tn Heb “cedars of God.” The divine name אֵל (ʾel, “God”) is here used in an idiomatic manner to indicate the superlative.
- Psalm 80:11 tn Heb “to [the] sea.” The “sea” refers here to the Mediterranean Sea.
- Psalm 80:11 tn Heb “to [the] river.” The “river” is the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia. Israel expanded both to the west and to the east.
- Psalm 80:12 sn The protective walls of the metaphorical vineyard are in view here (see Isa 5:5).
- Psalm 80:12 tn Heb “pluck it.”
- Psalm 80:13 tn The Hebrew verb כִּרְסֵם (kirsem, “to eat away; to ruin”) occurs only here in the OT.
- Psalm 80:13 tn The precise referent of the Hebrew word translated “insects,” which occurs only here and in Ps 50:11, is uncertain. Aramaic, Arabic, and Akkadian cognates refer to insects, such as locusts or crickets.
Psalm 80:8-13
New International Version
Psalm 80:8-13
New International Version
8 You transplanted a vine(A) from Egypt;
you drove out(B) the nations and planted(C) it.
9 You cleared the ground for it,
and it took root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 Its branches reached as far as the Sea,[a]
its shoots as far as the River.[b](D)
Footnotes
- Psalm 80:11 Probably the Mediterranean
- Psalm 80:11 That is, the Euphrates
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