Psalms 72:6
Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
In Context
5They are not with the hardships of men, nor will they be scourged with men.
7Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4like the first light of the morning as the sun is rising, when a morning without clouds glows red, and like plants springing forth from the earth after a rainfall.
Proverbs 16:15In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance, there is life. And his clemency is like belated rain.
Isaiah 5:6And I will make it desolate. It will not be pruned, and it will not be dug. And briers and thorns will rise up. And I will command the clouds not to rain upon it.
Ezekiel 34:23And I will raise up over them ONE SHEPHERD, who will feed them, my servant David. He himself will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
Hosea 14:5I will heal their contrition; I will love them spontaneously. For my wrath has been turned away from them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 72:3-18
The Kingdom of Messiah. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 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. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous… Read the whole commentary →