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Psalms 72:6
6May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
Psalms 72:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth.
Context of Psalms 72:6
4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. 5May 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. 7May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more. 8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
Read all of Psalms 72Psalms 72:6 word by word
יֵ֭רֵד כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 72:6
- Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
- 2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
- Proverbs 16:15When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
- Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Isaiah 5:6I 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.”
- Isaiah 14:3On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
- Ezekiel 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Hosea 6:3So 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.
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Commentaries on Psalms 72:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass - The word גז gez, which we translate mown grass, more properly means pastured grass or pastured land; for the dew of the night is intended to restore the grass which has been eaten in the course of the day. This very idea the Chaldee has seized, and renders the place thus: "He shall descend gently, like rain upon the grass which has been eaten by the locust." But there seems to be a reference to the thick…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He shall come down - That is, The influence of his reign will be like fertilising showers. The word” he” in this place might have been “it,” referring to his reign, or to the influence of his government. Like rain upon the mown grass - The word rendered “mown grass” - גז gêz - means properly “a shearing,” and is applied in Deuteronomy 18:4, and Job 31:20, to a fleece of wool. So it is understood here by the Septuagint, by the Latin Vulgate, by the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-17Verses 2-17 This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The administration of justice is refreshing like spring rain, allowing the godly to thrive (see Isaiah 45:8) like flowers. until the moon is no more: This phrase means forever (see Psalm 89:36–37).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. A beautiful figure expresses the grateful nature of His influence; 7, and, carrying out the figure, the results are described in an abundant production. the righteous--literally, "righteousness." flourish--literally, "sprout," or, "spring forth."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 72
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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