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You pulled us out from Egypt,
    like a vine that you dug out of the ground.
You chased nations out of this land,
    and you planted us here.[a]
You prepared the ground ready for us.
    We put down roots like a vine.[b]
    We grew well and we covered all the land.
10 Our branches gave shade to the mountains,
    and to the big cedar trees.

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Footnotes

  1. 80:8 God brought his people out from Egypt where they were slaves. He took them to live in Canaan, the special land that he had promised to give to them.
  2. 80:9 The vine is a picture of how God took care of his people.