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Psalms 80:16
Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, describing the destruction of a planted vine that represents a chosen people or figure. This declaration occurs within a communal lament following national judgment and loss of divine protection.
The words — The Hebrew כְּסוּחָה (kesuḥâ) means "[it is] cut down," and שְׂרוּפָה (śərūpâ) means "[it is] burned." These terms describe the physical devastation of the vine by fire.
The thread — The text states that divine discipline consumes what a person holds dear in Psalms 39:11. The imagery of a destroyed vine branch reappears in John 15:6, while 2 Thessalonians 1:9 extends the consequence to eternal separation from God's presence.
Why it lands — The text states that destruction follows the withdrawal of God's favor and the execution of His rebuke. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine judgment is a direct consequence of abandoned protection and demands sober recognition of God's sovereign authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
Cross-references
- Psalms 39:11 You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
- John 15:6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
- Psalms 76:6 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.
- Psalms 79:5 How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
- Psalms 90:7 For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
- Isaiah 27:11 When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Ezekiel 20:47 Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.