Psalms 72:6
“Hee shall come downe like raine vpon the mowen grasse: as showres that water the earth.”
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Psalms 72:6 Context
4Hee shall iudge the poore of the people, he shall saue the children of the needie, and shallbreake in pieces the oppressour. 5They shall feare thee as long as the Sunne & Moone indure, throughout all generations. 6Hee shall come downe like raine vpon the mowen grasse: as showres that water the earth. 7In his dayes shall the righteous flourish: and abundance of peace so long as the Moone endureth. 8He shall haue dominion also from sea to sea, and from the riuer, vnto the ends of the earth.
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Other Translations for Psalms 72:6
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.
- King James Version
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
- Basic English Bible
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
- Darby Bible
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
- Webster's Bible
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
- World English Bible
He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 72:6
72:6 He shall come - Christ did come down from heaven, and brought or sent down from heaven his doctrine, (which is often compared to rain) and the sweet and powerful influences of his spirit.