Psalms 80:9 meaning and explanation

You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.

Psalms 80:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Asaph, speaking for a defeated and scattered people, recalls how God brought Israel out of Egypt like a vine and planted it in Canaan. In verse 9 the farmer image continues: God cleared the ground, removing the nations already there, and the transplanted vine took root and spread across the land.

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