“Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.”
The vine flourishes: "You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land." The description of the vine's growth and expansive spread suggests Israel's early success in occupying and settling Canaan. The deepening roots suggest stability and permanence.
Church Fathers on Psalms 80:9
1. ...If perchance things obscure demand the office of an interpreter, those things which are evident ought to require of me the office of a reader. The song here is of the Advent of the Lord and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His vineyard. But the singer of the song is that Asaph, as far as does appear, enlightened and converted, by whose name ye know the synagogue to be signified. Lastly, the title of the Psalm is: “For the end in behalf of them that shall be changed;”…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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