Psalm 72:6

Good News Translation

May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the sun shining on a cloudless dawn, the sun that makes the grass sparkle after rain.”

Psalm 65:10

you send abundant rain on the plowed fields and soak them with water; you soften the soil with showers and cause the young plants to grow.

Proverbs 16:15

The king's favor is like the clouds that bring rain in the springtime—life is there.

Proverbs 19:12

The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.

Isaiah 5:6

I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not trim the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover it. I will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it.”

Hosea 6:3

Let us try to know the Lord. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.”

Micah 5:6

By force of arms they will conquer Assyria, the land of Nimrod, and they will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our territory.

Deuteronomy 32:2

My teaching will fall like drops of rain and form on the earth like dew. My words will fall like showers on young plants, like gentle rain on tender grass.