They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness
As well as upon the ploughed land, and turn them into a fruitful
field; which may denote the Gentile world, whither the Gospel was
sent by Christ, and preached by his apostles; and whose doctrines
dropped as the rain, and prospered to the thing whereunto they
were sent, and made this wilderness as the garden of God;
and the little hills rejoice on every side;
or "joy girds the hills"; or "they are girded with joy"
F18; or "gird themselves with joy", as
the Targum; being covered on all sides with grass, herbs, and
trees: these may denote the churches of Christ, and little hills
of Sion, who rejoice when the interest of Christ flourishes, (
Psalms
68:14 Psalms 68:15
) ( 14:7 )
.