Verse 8
8. Hid themselves Evidently pointing to a primitive and Arcadian state of society.
Stood up Remained standing. An elegant description, exhibiting most correctly the great reverence and respect which were paid, even by the old and decrepit, to the holy man as he passed along the streets or when he sat in public. They not only rose, which in men so old and infirm was a great mark of distinction, but they continued to do it, though the attempt was so difficult. Lowth.
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