Psalm 72:6

Translations

Modern

May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

Traditional

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Literal

He will come down like rain upon freshly cut grass, like showers dropping on the earth.

Latin

Descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidia stillantia super terram.

Original

Hebrew

English

May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

Notes

Psalms 72:6–7

The administration of justice is refreshing like spring rain, allowing the godly to thrive (see Isaiah 45:8) like flowers.
until the moon is no more: This phrase means forever (see Psalm 89:36–37).

Psalms 72:1–7

Justice brings balance to nature, leading to harmony, prosperity, and fertility.

Psalms 72:1–20

This royal psalm concludes Book Two, with Psalm 72:18–20 serving as an epilogue for the entire book. The psalmist considers the future of David's royal line and Zion (see Psalms 46, 48). He prays that Israel's kings will be good and successful, spreading the Lord's blessing to all people worldwide. The exceptional righteousness and rule desired in this prayer hint at the future arrival of Jesus, the Son of David.

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

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Hosea 6:3
So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
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Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
2 Samuel 23:4
…is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
Hosea 14:5–7
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalm 65:10
You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.
Isaiah 14:3–5
On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
Proverbs 16:15
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Ezekiel 34:23–26
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
Isaiah 5:6
I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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