Psalms 80:11

11 It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river.

Psalms 80:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 80:11

She sent out her boughs unto the sea
The Mediterranean, or midland sea, which was the border of the land of Canaan to the west:

and her branches unto the river;
the river Euphrates, which was its border to the east; see ( Deuteronomy 11:24 ) . This, in the spiritual sense of it, will have its accomplishment in the church of Christ, when he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth, ( Psalms 72:8 ) . The Targum is,

``she sent out her disciples to the great sea, and to the river Euphrates her babes;''

or sucklings.

Psalms 80:11 In-Context

9 Thou preparedst space before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land;

10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, and the branches thereof were [like] cedars of God;

11 It sent out its boughs unto the sea, and its shoots unto the river.

12 Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it?

13 The boar out of the forest doth waste it, and the beast of the field doth feed off it.