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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.
Bible in Basic English
May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering 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
Prayers for Psalm 72:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2
My speech distill as the dew,
And as the showers on the herb.
Hosea 6:3
His
And He will come to us like the
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
2 Samuel 23:4
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’
Psalm 65:10
You
You soften it
You bless its growth.
Proverbs 16:15
And his favor is like a cloud with the
Proverbs 19:12
But his favor is like
Isaiah 5:6
It will not be pruned or hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also charge the clouds to
Isaiah 14:3-5
And it will be in the day when the Lord gives you
Ezekiel 34:23-26
“Then I will
Hosea 14:5-7
He will blossom like the
And he will