Psalms 72:6
What does Psalms 72:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 72:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers--sprinkling the earth.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
- Isaiah 5:6
and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
- Ezekiel 34:23
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
- Proverbs 19:12
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
- Isaiah 14:3
And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve,
- Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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