And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted - i:e., (from Psalms 80:14 supply) 'and visit the vineyard which,' etc. [thus, kanaah (H3657) comes from kuwn (H3559), to set]. So Buxtorff translates, 'the seat' or 'place.' Compare Exodus 15:17. "Thou shalt plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in; the sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established." Hengstenberg translates instead of the vineyard, 'and maintain [from kaanan (H3661)] that which thy right hand hath planted.'
And the branch (cf. Zechariah 3:8 ) that thou madest strong for thyself (Isaiah 44:14; Isaiah 49:5) - rather, as the Hebrew х been (H1121)] (for the passage Genesis 49:22 does not necessarily support the English version here), 'and the Son whom thou madest strong for thyself' (cf. Psalms 80:17). The "Son" is the spiritual vine, Israel (Hosea 11:1, "Israel ... my son"). Thus the poet passes from the figure to the thing signified (cf. also Psalms 80:17). The Hebrew is literally, 'and upon the Son.' 'Visit upon the Son' means, 'come upon him with a visitation of mercy.' In Hengstenberg's it is, 'spread thy maintaining protection over him.' The Chaldaic paraphrase refers it to Messiah, 'and this for the sake of King Messiah, whom thou hast confirmed.'