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Psalms 72:6

Justice

4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto 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

    Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:2

    My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

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  • 2 Samuel 23:4

    And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

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  • Psalms 65:10

    Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

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  • Hosea 14:5–7

    I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

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  • Isaiah 14:3–5

    And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

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  • Proverbs 16:15

    In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

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  • Isaiah 5:6

    And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

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