Psalms 80:8

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

Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. The foundation of this image is laid in , where "Joseph," who, is before the Psalmist's mind (), is said to be "a fruitful bough by a well, whose branches run over the wall" Isaiah 5:1 represents Israel as the vineyard of the Lord (cf. ). The plea is, What thou hast once planted, thou cause not forsake, much less destroy. Compare God's promise (Isaiah 27:2). In ; ; , is described the bringing of the vine out of Egypt (), and the casting out of the pagan (). contains the same image of planting (; ).