Psalms 80:9

Psa 80:9 Thou preparedst [room] before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

Ver. 9. Thou preparedst room before it ] Espying out a fit place to plant it in, Ezekiel 20:6 , and making clean work before it, as some render the words ( Expurgasti coram ea ), by pulling up those bad and barren weeds, the Canaanites, that might have hindered its growth.

And didst cause it to take deep root ] viz. By thy digging, dressing, watering, and mounding it; as of all possessions, none requireth greater care than that of vineyards, saith Care; and there is a peculiar affection in men toward the vine above all trees, as another observeth.