Holy Scripture

Psalms 79:10

A church father on this verse
“But that which he addeth, "lest at any time they should say among the Gentiles, Where is their God?" (ver. 10) must be taken as rather for the Gentiles themselves. For to a bad end they come that have despaired of the true God, thinking that either He is not, or doth not help His own, and is not merciful to them. But…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 79

Source: Septuagint

Original

10Thou madest a way before it, And didst cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled with it.

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In context

8Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.

9Thou hast transplanted a vine out of Egypt: Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

— Psalms 79:10 —

11Its shadow covered the mountains, And its shoots equaled the goodly cedars.

12It sent forth its branches to the sea, And its shoots to the river.

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