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Why have you broken down its walls, So that all those who pass by the way pluck it?
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The Withdrawn Protection
Commentators explain that the 'broken walls' symbolize God withdrawing His divine protection. Just as a vineyard's walls keep out wild animals and thieves, God's presence secures His people. The psalmist's question is a lament over feeling exposed and vulnerable to enemies because God, the divine gardener, seems to have removed His protective care.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges?—Why have you dealt with your people as one would with a vineyard who should break down a…
19th Century
Anglican
Pluck. —For the same image of the broken fence, and the fruit gathered by the passersby, see Psalms 89:40-41.
Baptist
Notice how a soul, in deep distress, usually gets to God. Under some aspect or other, by some way or another, the heart gropes its way until it fin…
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16th Century
Protestant
Why then hast thou broken down its hedges? This is the application of the analogy, for nothing seems more inconsistent than that God shoul…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges After having done all this for her; which signifies the Lord's removing hi…
The church is represented as a vine and a vineyard. The root of this vine is Christ; the branches are believers. The church is like a vine, needing…
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