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Psalms 80:10

80:9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. goodly: Heb. cedars of God

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The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

80:11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

What does Psalms 80:10 mean?

Psalms 80:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הַר (har), כָּסָה (kâçâh), צֵל (tsêl).

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The
hillsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
were
coveredכָּסָהkâçâh/kaw-saw'/H3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
with
the
shadowצֵלtsêl/tsale/H6738shade, whether literal or figurative
of
it,
and
the
boughsעָנָףʻânâph/aw-nawf'/H6057a twig (as covering the limbs)
thereof
were
like
the
goodlyאֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
cedars.אֶרֶזʼerez/eh-rez'/H730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
goodly:
Heb.
cedars
of
God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 80:10.

Exodus 24:15

And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

Exodus 24:16

And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Ezekiel 17:23

In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

Genesis 7:19

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

Genesis 7:20

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

Judges 9:15

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

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What does Psalms 80:10 say?

Psalms 80:10 (King James Version) reads: "The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. goodly: Heb. cedars of God"

Is Psalms 80:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 80:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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