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Psalms 80:9

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 80:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thou preparedst [room] before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thou preparedst [room] before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land.
Psalms 80:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 80

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves.
7Turn us again, O God of hosts; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
8Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt: Thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it.
9Thou preparedst [room] before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land.
10The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs thereof were [like] cedars of God.
11It sent out its branches unto the sea, And its shoots unto the River.
12Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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 way Isaiah 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. Compare Isaiah 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. And didst cause it to take deep root…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Preparedst - Thou didst root out the idolatrous nations. Deep root - Thou gavest them a firm settlement. Psalms 80:10”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“preparedst: Psa 105:44; Exo 23:28-30; Jos 23:13-15, Jos 24:12; Neh 9:22-25 to take: Isa 27:6, Isa 37:31; Jer 12:2 and it: Kg1 4:20, Kg1 4:25; Ch1 21:5, Ch1 27:23, Ch1 27:24 Psalms 80:10”
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