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Psalms 80:15
the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh as the God of Hosts, pleading for divine attention to a vine representing Israel. This prayer occurs at a pivot point in the liturgy, placed between a command to look down from heaven and a declaration that the vine has been cut down and burned.
The words — The text describes the vine as the "root" (כַּנָּה, kana) planted by Yahweh's right hand and the "son" (בֵּן, ben) whom He made strong (אִמַּצְתָּה, immatztah). These terms establish the vine's origin in divine action and its sustained vitality.
The thread — This imagery reappears in John 15:1, where Jesus claims the identity of the true vine and the Father the role of cultivator. It also aligns with the "Branch" (צֶמַח) prophecy in Zechariah 3:8 and Zechariah 6:12, which point to a divinely appointed figure.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that spiritual or national health originates from divine cultivation, not human maintenance. It demands a posture of waiting for God to restore what He initially established before it faces destruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Cross-references
- John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
- Zechariah 3:8 Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
- Zechariah 6:12 And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
- Psalms 80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
- Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 2:21 I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
- Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Mark 12:1 Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
- Psalms 89:21 My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
- Isaiah 5:1 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.