Psalm 72:6 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like showers that water the land.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

BBE:

May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

DBY:

He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

ERV:

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

JPS:

May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

WBS:

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

WEB:

He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

YLT:

He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

Psalm 72:6 Cross References

XREF:

Deuteronomy 32:2 "Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.

2 Samuel 23:4 Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass springs out of the earth, Through sunshine after rain.'

Psalm 65:10 You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.

Hosea 6:3 "So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

72:6 He shall come {g} down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.
(g) As this is true in all godly kings, so it is chiefly verified in Christ, who with his heavenly dew, makes his Church ever to flourish.

WES:

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.

MHC:

72:2-17 This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many great and precious promises here made, which were to have full accomplishment only in the kingdom of Christ. As far as his kingdom is set up, discord and contentions cease, in families, churches, and nations. The law of Christ, written in the heart, disposes men to be honest and just, and to render to all their due; it likewise disposes men to live in love, and so produces abundance of peace. Holiness and love shall be lasting in Christ's kingdom. Through all the changes of the world, and all the changes of life, Christ's kingdom will support itself. And he shall, by the graces and comforts of his Spirit, come down like rain upon the mown grass; not on that cut down, but that which is left growing, that it may spring again. His gospel has been, or shall be, preached to all nations. Though he needs not the services of any, yet he must be served with the best. Those that have the wealth of this world, must serve Christ with it, do good with it. Prayer shall be made through him, or for his sake; whatever we ask of the Father, should be in his name. Praises shall be offered to him: we are under the highest obligations to him. Christ only shall be feared throughout all generations. To the end of time, and to eternity, his name shall be praised. All nations shall call HIM blessed.

CONC:

Cut Falling Falls Field Grass Mown Rain Showers Sprinkling Watering

Cut Earth Falling Falls Field Grass Mown Rain Showers Sprinkling Water Watering

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