Psalm 72:6

New American Standard Bible 2020

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

Is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the fresh grass springs out of the earth From sunshine after rain.’

Psalm 65:10

You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Isaiah 5:6

“I will lay it waste; It will not be pruned nor hoed, But briars and thorns will come up. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.”

Hosea 6:3

“So let’s learn, let’s press on to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, As the spring rain waters the earth.”

Micah 5:6

They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will rescue us from the Assyrian When he invades our land, And when he tramples our territory.

Deuteronomy 32:2

“May my teaching drip as the rain, My speech trickle as the dew, As droplets on the fresh grass, And as the showers on the vegetation.