Psalms 72:6
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
In Context
5May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
7May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
Cross References
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.
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.”
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 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
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 →