Psalms 72:6
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
World English Bible Classic
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 you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
7In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
Proverbs 16:15In the light of the king’s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
Isaiah 5:6I will lay it a wasteland. It won’t be pruned or hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.”
Ezekiel 34:23I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like 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 →