Psalms 80:15the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.
The setting
The psalmist recalls Israel's golden age under David and Solomon, when God's 'right hand' established them as a mighty nation stretching from Egypt to Euphrates.
The emotion here: nostalgic grief mixed with fading hope
The original word
kun (כּוּן) — to establish firmly, make secure and lasting
Why it matters
God's 'right hand' planting refers to the conquest of Canaan under Joshua around 1400 BC
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 80:15
The 'branch' God made strong refers to the Davidic royal line, now seemingly cut off
Common misconceptionThis sounds like gratitude, but it's actually an accusation. The psalmist is saying 'You invested so much in us — how can You let us die now?'
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Psalms 80:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 80:15 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Asaph. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine planting, covenant, care. Notable phrases: the stock which your right hand planted. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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