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.