Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine drops as rain; My sayings flow as dew; As storms on the tender grass, || And as showers on the herb,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1“Give ear, O heavens, and I speak; And you hear, O earth, sayings of my mouth!
3For I proclaim the Name of YHWH; Ascribe greatness to our God!
Cross References
Job 29:22After my word they do not change, || And my speech drops on them,
Isaiah 55:10For as the shower comes down, || And the snow from the heavens, || And does not return there, || But has watered the earth, || And has caused it to yield, and to spring up, || And has given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,
Hosea 14:5I am as dew to Israel, he flourishes as a lily, || And he strikes forth his roots as Lebanon.
Micah 5:7And the remnant of Jacob has been in the midst of many peoples, || As dew from YHWH—as showers on the herb, || That does not wait for man, nor stays for the sons of men.
1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:2-7
The Song of Moses. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. 5 They have corrupted themselves, their… Read the whole commentary →