Psalm 72:16

Easy To Read Version

May the fields grow plenty of grain.\par May the hills be covered with crops.\par May the fields be as fertile as Lebanon.\par And may the cities be filled with people\par like fields covered with grass.\par

Cross References

1 Kings 4:20

There were many, many people in Judah and Israel. The number of people was like sands on the seashore. The people lived happy lives: They ate, drank, and enjoyed themselves.

Job 5:25

You will have many children.\par They will be as many as\par the blades of grass on the earth.\par

Job 8:7

Then you will have a lot more\par than you had in the beginning!\par

Psalm 104:16

The great cedar trees of Lebanon\par belong to the Lord.\par The Lord planted those trees,\par and he gives them the water they need.\par

Psalm 72:6

Help the king be\par like rain falling on the fields,\par like showers falling on the land.\par

Isaiah 29:17

This is the truth: After a short time, Lebanon will have rich soil like Mount Carmel. {\cf2\super [271]} And Mount Carmel will be like a thick forest.

Isaiah 30:23

At that time, the Lord will send rain for you. You will plant seeds in the ground, and the ground will grow food for you. You will have a very large harvest. You will have plenty of food in the fields for your animals. There will be large fields for your sheep.

Isaiah 32:20

Some of you people plant seeds near every stream of water. You let your cattle and donkeys walk around and eat freely. You people will be very happy.

Isaiah 35:2

The desert will be full of growing flowers and will begin to show its happiness. It will seem like the desert is dancing with joy. The desert will be beautiful like the forest of Lebanon, {\cf2\super [327]} the hill of Carmel, {\cf2\super [328]} and Sharon Valley. {\cf2\super [329]} This will happen because all people will see the Glory of the Lord. {\cf2\super [330]} People will see the beauty of our God.

Jeremiah 33:22

But I will give many descendants to my servant David and to the family group of Levi. They will be as many as the stars in the sky—no person can count all those stars. And they will be as many as the pieces of sand on the seashore—no person can count those pieces of sand.”

Acts 1:15

After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. (There were about 120 of them.) Peter stood up and said,

Acts 2:41

Then those people who accepted (believed) what Peter said were baptized. {\cf2\super [44]} On that day about 3,000 people were added to the group of believers.

Acts 4:4

But many of the people that heard Peter and John believed the things they said. There were now about 5,000 men in the group of believers.

Revelation 7:14

I answered, “You know who they are, sir.”

Revelation 7:9

Then I looked, and there were many, many people. There were so many people that a person could not count them all. They were from every nation, tribe, race of people, and language of the earth. These people were standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Jesus). They all wore white robes and had palm branches in their hands.