Psalms 72:6
He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
In Context
5They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.
7Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun — no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!
Proverbs 16:15In the light of a king's face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
Isaiah 5:6And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the thick clouds I lay a charge, From raining upon it rain.
Ezekiel 34:23And have raised up over them one shepherd, And he hath fed them — my servant David, He doth feed them, and he is their shepherd,
Hosea 14:5I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh 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 →