Psalms 72:6
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
In Context
5They shall fear Thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations.
7In his days let the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4And as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, a morning without clouds; when through clear shining after rain, the tender grass springeth out of the earth.'
Proverbs 16:15In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Isaiah 5:6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned nor hoed, but there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Ezekiel 34:23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even My servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Hosea 14:5(14-6) I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as 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 →