Psalms 80:11

11 It sent out sprouts toward the Sea^[a] and shoots toward 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 You cleared [a place] for it; it took root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.

11 It sent out sprouts toward the Sea and shoots toward the River.

12 Why have You broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

13 The boar from the forest gnaws at it, and creatures of the field feed on it.

Footnotes

• [a]. The Mediterranean
• [b]. The Euphrates
• [c]. Ex 23:31; Dt 11:24; Jos 1:4