“Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.”
The pilgrimage journey is described: "As they go through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools." The Valley of Baca (understood as "Valley of Weeping") is transformed by pilgrims into a place of springs and water. The image suggests that the act of pilgrimage itself transforms difficult terrain into places of refreshment.
Church Fathers on Psalms 84:6
1. This Psalm is entitled, “For the winepresses.” And, as you observed with me, my beloved (for I saw that you attended most closely), nothing is said in its text either of any press, or wine-basket, or vat, or of any of the instruments or the building of a winepress; nothing of this kind did we hear read; so that it is no easy question what is the meaning of this title inscribed upon it, “for the winepresses.” For certainly, if after the title it mentioned anything about…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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