Psalms 72:6
יֵרֵד כְּמָטָר עַל ־ גֵּז כִּרְבִיבִים זַרְזִיף אָֽרֶץ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
In Context
5יִֽירָאוּךָ עִם ־ שָׁמֶשׁ וְלִפְנֵי יָרֵחַ דּוֹר דּוֹרִֽים ׃
7יִֽפְרַח ־ בְּיָמָיו צַדִּיק וְרֹב שָׁלוֹם עַד ־ בְּלִי יָרֵֽחַ ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4וּכְאוֹר בֹּקֶר יִזְרַח ־ שָׁמֶשׁ בֹּקֶר לֹא עָבוֹת מִנֹּגַהּ מִמָּטָר דֶּשֶׁא מֵאָֽרֶץ ׃
Proverbs 16:15בְּאוֹר ־ פְּנֵי ־ מֶלֶךְ חַיִּים וּרְצוֹנוֹ כְּעָב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ ׃
Isaiah 5:6וַאֲשִׁיתֵהוּ בָתָה לֹא יִזָּמֵר וְלֹא יֵעָדֵר וְעָלָה שָׁמִיר וָשָׁיִת וְעַל הֶעָבִים אֲצַוֶּה מֵהַמְטִיר עָלָיו מָטָֽר ׃
Hosea 14:5אֶרְפָּא מְשׁוּבָתָם אֹהֲבֵם נְדָבָה כִּי שָׁב אַפִּי מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
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 →