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Bible in Basic English
May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
Holman Bible
like spring showers that water the earth.
International Standard Version
May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground.
A Conservative Version
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
American Standard Version
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
Amplified
May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.
Darby Translation
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall come down as rain upon a fleece, as showers of pouring rain upon the earth.
King James 2000
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
May he descend like rain on mown grass, like showers watering [the] earth.
Modern King James verseion
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool, even as the drops that water the earth.
NET Bible
He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.
New Heart English Bible
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
Let him come down, Like rain on fields to be mown, Like myriad drops on land to be reaped.
Webster
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
World English Bible
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
Themes
Agriculture » Operations in » Mowing
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew
Grass » Illustrative » (refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace
Jesus Christ » Messiah » Messianic psalms
Rain » Designed for » Refreshing the earth
Rain » Illustrative » Of Christ in the communication of his graces
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 72:6
Images Psalm 72:6
Prayers for Psalm 72:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
5 May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations. 6 May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth. 7 In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2
My teaching is dropping like rain, coming down like dew on the fields; like rain on the young grass and showers on the garden plants:
Hosea 6:3
And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
2 Samuel 23:4
It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth
Psalm 65:10
You make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.
Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
Proverbs 19:12
The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
Isaiah 5:6
And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it.
Isaiah 14:3-5
And it will be, in the day when the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your trouble, and from the hard yoke which they had put on you,
Ezekiel 34:23-26
And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper.
Hosea 14:5-7
I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.