John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:10
The hills were covered with the shadow of it ,.... Alluding to the land of Canaan, which was a mountainous and hilly country, at least some part of it; hence we read of the hill country of Judea, Luke 1:39 and to the nature of vines, which delight to grow on hills and mountains F16 "Bacchus amat colles----" Virgil Georgic. l. 2. v. 113. : in a figurative sense this may denote the subjection of kings and kingdoms, comparable to hills, to the Israelites in the times of David and... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:9
Thou preparedst room before it ,.... By sending the hornet before the Israelites, and driving the Canaanites out of the land, Exodus 23:28 and so the Targum, "thou didst remove from before thee the Canaanites;' which made way and room for them: and thus the Lord prepared room for his interest, church, and people, in the Gentile world, in the first times of Christianity, by sending the Gospel into all parts of it, and making it successful, and still there is room, Luke 14:22 . and... read more