Psalm 72:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the light of morning, like the sun rising on a cloudless morning, gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.”

Psalm 65:10

You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a wasteland; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Hosea 6:3

Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.”

Micah 5:6

They shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; they shall rescue us from the Assyrians if they come into our land or tread within our border.

Deuteronomy 32:2

May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on new growth.