"They waitedfor me as for the rain,And openedtheir mouthas for the springrain.
"Aftermy wordsthey did not speakagain,And my speechdroppedon them.
"I smiledon them when they did not believe,And the lightof my facethey did not castdown.
I openedmy mouthwideand panted,For I longedfor Your commandments.
May he comedownlike rainupon the mowngrass, Like showersthat waterthe earth.
"I, the LORD,am your God,Who broughtyou up from the landof Egypt;Openyour mouthwideand I will fillit.
In the lightof a king'sfaceis life,And his favoris like a cloudwith the springrain.
They do not sayin their heart,"Let us nowfearthe LORDour God,Who givesrainin its season,Both the autumnrainand the springrain,Who keepsfor us The appointedweeksof the harvest."
"So let us know,let us presson to knowthe LORD.His goingforthis as certainas the dawn;And He will cometo us like the rain,Like the springrainwateringthe earth."
Askrainfrom the LORDat the timeof the springrain--The LORDwho makesthe stormclouds;And He will givethem showersof rain,vegetationin the fieldto [each] man.
