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Psalms 72:6

Justice

4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

7 May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
KJV
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
WEB
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
ASV
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
DARBY
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
BLB
He will come down like rain upon freshly cut grass, like showers dropping [on] the earth.
ÅB
Han skal komme ned som regn på en nyslått eng, lik en regnskur, som væter jorden.
OTB
Måtte han komme ned som regn på nyslått gress,
Som regnskurer som vanner jorden.
B1930
Han skal komme ned som regn på en nyslått eng, lik en regnskur, som væter jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hosea 6:3

    So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:2

    Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:4

    is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

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  • Psalms 65:10

    You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.

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  • Hosea 14:5–7

    I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

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  • Isaiah 14:3–5

    On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,

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  • Proverbs 16:15

    When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

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  • Isaiah 5:6

    I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

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