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href="/bsb/psalms/72.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/72.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/72.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/72.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/72.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/72.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers <i>that</i> water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/72.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers <i>that</i> water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/72.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/72.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/72.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/72.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/72.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />May he come down like rain on the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/72.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/72.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/72.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/72.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Let him be as helpful as rain that refreshes the meadows and the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/72.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/72.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May he be like rain that falls on [freshly] cut grass, like showers that water the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/72.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/72.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/72.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/72.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/72.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/72.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/72.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/72.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He comes down as rain on mown grass, "" As showers—sprinkling the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/72.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/72.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He shall come down as rain upon a fleece, as showers of pouring rain upon the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/72.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/72.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 71:6>He will descend like rain upon fleece, and like showers showering upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/72.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/72.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/72.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/72.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He will descend like rain upon the grass and like gentle showers that descend upon the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/72.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/72.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/72-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8677" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/72.htm">Endow the King with Your Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: kə·mā·ṭār (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">May he be like rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yê·rêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">that falls</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1488.htm" title="1488: gêz (N-ms) -- A shearing, mowing. From gazaz; a fleece; also mown grass.">freshly cut grass,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7241.htm" title="7241: kir·ḇî·ḇîm (Prep-k:: N-mp) -- Abundant showers. From rabab; a rain.">like spring showers</a> <a href="/hebrew/2222.htm" title="2222: zar·zîp̄ (N-msc) -- A drop, dripping. By reduplication from an unused root meaning to flow; a pouring rain.">that water</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a></span><br />Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">2 Samuel 23:4</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-23.htm">Job 29:23</a></span><br />They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3-4</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. / They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19-20</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7</a></span><br />For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Isaiah 45:8</a></span><br />Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall come down like rain on the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.</p><p class="hdg">like</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a></b></br> My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">2 Samuel 23:4</a></b></br> And <i>he shall be</i> as the light of the morning, <i>when</i> the sun riseth, <i>even</i> a morning without clouds; <i>as</i> the tender grass <i>springing</i> out of the earth by clear shining after rain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-15.htm">Proverbs 16:15</a></b></br> In the light of the king's countenance <i>is</i> life; and his favour <i>is</i> as a cloud of the latter rain.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Mown</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Showers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Watering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/73-27.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/72-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/82-7.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Field</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Mown</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/105-32.htm">Showers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-18.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/psalms/73-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Watering</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 72</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/72-1.htm">David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/72-18.htm">He blessed God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/72.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/72.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of life-giving rain, symbolizing blessing and prosperity. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, rain was essential for survival, as it ensured the growth of crops and the sustenance of livestock. The king's reign is compared to rain, suggesting that his rule should bring refreshment and renewal to the people, much like rain revitalizes the earth. This imagery is often used in the Bible to describe divine blessing and favor (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a>). The freshly cut grass implies a readiness to receive the rain, symbolizing a prepared and receptive heart among the people for righteous leadership.<p><b>like spring showers that water the earth</b><br>Spring showers are associated with the season of growth and renewal. In the context of Israel, the early rains in autumn and the latter rains in spring were crucial for the agricultural cycle (<a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a>). These rains ensured a bountiful harvest, representing God's provision and faithfulness. The king's just and righteous rule is likened to these showers, indicating that his governance should foster growth, peace, and prosperity. This imagery also points to the Messianic hope, where the ultimate fulfillment is found in Jesus Christ, whose reign brings spiritual renewal and life (<a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a>). The showers symbolize the outpouring of God's Spirit, bringing transformation and blessing to the earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to Solomon, this psalm is a royal prayer for the king, seeking divine blessing and justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The psalm is often associated with Davidic authorship or influence, as it reflects the ideals of a righteous and prosperous reign.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation for which the king is interceding, seeking prosperity and divine favor.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king.htm">The King</a></b><br>Represents the ideal ruler, often seen as a messianic figure in Christian theology.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Symbolizes the realm over which the king reigns, needing nourishment and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_blessing_and_prosperity.htm">Divine Blessing and Prosperity</a></b><br>Just as rain is essential for growth and sustenance, God's blessing is crucial for the prosperity of His people. We should seek His favor in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders, like the king in this psalm, should aim to be a source of blessing and renewal for those they lead, reflecting God's character in their governance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as rain nourishes the earth, we should seek spiritual nourishment through God's word and presence, allowing it to refresh and renew our souls.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_hope.htm">Messianic Hope</a></b><br>This psalm points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, the perfect King who brings true justice and peace, like rain bringing life to a barren land.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_renewal.htm">Prayer for Renewal</a></b><br>We are encouraged to pray for spiritual and communal renewal, asking God to pour out His Spirit like rain upon our lives and communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_72.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 72</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._11_14_align_with_meteorology.htm">How can Deuteronomy 11:14's promise of divine control over rainfall be reconciled with modern meteorological science?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_rain_solely_divine,_per_science.htm">Jeremiah 14:22: Is attributing rainfall solely to divine intervention consistent with modern scientific understanding of meteorology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_126_6_overstate_divine_aid.htm">Does Psalm 126:6 overstate divine intervention in harvest success, appearing to conflict with passages that emphasize human effort or natural processes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_nehemiah_9_6_align_with_science.htm">In Nehemiah 9:6, how can the claim that God made and preserves all creation be reconciled with scientific evidence of cosmic evolution and species extinctions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/72.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">He shall come down.</span>--The rule of the monarch is to be beneficent as the rain refreshing the earth, and covering it with blessings as with verdure. Under a similar image, David's last words (<a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm" title="And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.">2Samuel 23:4</a>) describe a good government.<p><span class= "bld">Mown grass.</span>--The Hebrew word means "a shearing," and is used of a fleece (<a href="/judges/6-37.htm" title="Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry on all the earth beside, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.">Judges 6:37</a>; so here, LXX., Vulg., and Prayer Book version); of a hay crop (<a href="/amos/7-1.htm" title="Thus has the Lord GOD showed to me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, see, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.">Amos 7:1</a>). The reference here may be either to a "mown field," on which a shower would cause fresh grass to sprout, or to meadow grass ready for mowing.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/72.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> softly and gently, bringing refreshment (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10, 11</a>; and perhaps <a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">2 Samuel 23:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">As showers that water the earth.</span> The same idea as in the preceding clause (comp. <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/72-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May he be like rain</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמָטָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mā·ṭār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that falls</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֭רֵד</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">freshly cut grass,</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֑ז</span> <span class="translit">(gêz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1488.htm">Strong's 1488: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fleece, mown grass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like spring showers</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(kir·ḇî·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7241.htm">Strong's 7241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abundant showers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that water</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְזִ֥יף</span> <span class="translit">(zar·zîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> </span><span class="str2">A drop, dripping</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 72:6 He will come down like rain (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/72-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 72:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 72:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/72-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 72:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 72:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>