The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs thereof were like cedars of God.
The mountains were covered with its shade, and the great trees with its branches.
The hills were covered with the shade of it, and its boughs were like the goodly cedars.
The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God's cedars.
The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like cedars of God.
The hills were covered -
6. The vine, carefully cultivated in a suitable soil, may be spread to any extent. In the land of Judea it formed shades under which the people not only sheltered and refreshed themselves in times of sultry heats; but it is said they even ate, drank, and dwelt under the shelter of their vines. See 1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; 1 Maccabees 14:12. God so blessed the Jews, particularly in the days of David and Solomon, that all the neighboring nations were subdued - the Syrians, Idumeans, Philistines, Moabites, and Ammonites.
The hills were covered with the shadow of it - That is, It made a shade, by its luxuriant foliage, on the hills in every part of the land; it seemed to cover all the hills.
And the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars - Margin, as in Hebrew, cedars of God; that is, lofty, majestic cedars. See the notes at Psalm 65:9. The reference here is to the cedars of Lebanon, among the most majestic objects known to the Hebrews.
80:10 The hills - They filled not only the fruitful valleys, but even the barren mountains.