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Psalms 80:9

Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 80:10.

פִּנִּ֥יתָpinitaappearפָּנָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appear”, a completed actionH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).לְפָנֶ֑יהָlefaneyhato a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁvatashreshand rootשָׁרַשׁconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and root”, the next action in the storyH8327to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it(take, cause to take) root (out).שָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָsharasheyharootשֶׁרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “root”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.וַתְּמַלֵּאvatmaleand be at an endמָלֵאconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be at an end”, the next action in the storyH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(80-10) Thou didst clear a place before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou preparedst room before it, And it took deep root, and filled the land.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

World English Bible

You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(80-10) Thou didst clear a place before it, and it took deep root, and filled the land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡδοποίησας ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῆς, καὶ κατεφύτευσας τὰς ῥίζας αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπλήσθη ἡ γῆ.