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Psalms 72:6
6May he be like rain that falls on ⌞freshly⌟ cut grass, like showers that water the land.
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 grant justice to the people who are oppressed. May he save the children of needy people and crush their oppressor. 5May they fear you as long as the sun and moon ⌞shine⌟— throughout every generation. May he be like rain that falls on ⌞freshly⌟ cut grass, like showers that water the land. 7May righteous people blossom in his day. May there be unlimited peace until the moon no longer ⌞shines⌟. 8May he rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River 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
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Cross-references for Psalms 72:6
- Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teachings come down like raindrops. Let my words drip like dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on green plants.
- 2 Samuel 23:4He is like the morning light as the sun rises, like a morning without clouds, like the brightness after a rainstorm. The rain makes the grass grow from the earth.’
- Proverbs 16:15When the king is cheerful, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud bringing spring rain.
- Proverbs 19:12The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland. It will never be pruned or hoed. Thorns and weeds will grow in it, and I will command the clouds not to rain on it.
- Isaiah 14:3When that day comes, the Lord will give you relief from your pain and suffering, from the hard slavery you were forced to do.
- Ezekiel 34:23Then I will place one shepherd over them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.
- Hosea 6:3Let’s learn about the Lord. Let’s get to know the Lord. He will come to us as sure as the morning comes. He will come to us like the autumn rains and the spring rains that water the ground.
- Hosea 14:5I will be like dew to the people of Israel. They will blossom like flowers. They will be firmly rooted like cedars from 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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