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12Why hast thou then broken down{H8804)} her hedges, so that all they which pass{H8802)} by the way do pluck{H8804)} her?
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. …
For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches. …
For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-19)The psalmist is here presenting his suit for the Israel of God, and pressing it home at the throne of grace, pleading with God for mercy and grace for them. The church is here represented as a vine ( Ps. 80:8 , 14 ) and a vineyard, Ps. 80:15. The root of this vine is Christ, Rom. 11:18. The branches are believers, John 15:5. The church is like a vine, weak and needing support, unsightly and having…
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