Psalms 72:6
He shall come downe like the rayne vpon the mowen grasse, and as the showres that water the earth.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 feare thee as long as the sunne and moone endureth, from generatio to generation.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4Euen as the morning light when the sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without cloudes, so shall mine house be, and not as the grasse of the earth is by the bright raine.
Proverbs 16:15In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
Isaiah 5:6And I will laye it waste: it shall not be cut, nor digged, but briers, and thornes shall growe vp: I will also commande the cloudes that they raine no raine vpon it.
Ezekiel 34:23And I wil set vp a shepherd ouer them, and he shall feede them, euen my seruant Dauid, he shall feede them, and he shalbe their shepherd.
Hosea 14:5I wil heale their rebellion: I wil loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
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 →