Psalms 72:6

He ¹  will descend like rain on the mown grass, ²  like showers that drench ³  the earth. ⁴ 

biblegateway Psa 72:6

He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

biblegateway Psa 72:6

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

biblegateway Psa 72:6

May his reign be as refreshing as the springtime rains––like the showers that water the earth.

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Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers.

SABDAweb Psa 72:6

May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

bibleoremus Psa 72:6

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

biblegateway Psa 72:6

He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth.

biblegateway Psa 72:6

He ¹  will descend like rain on the mown grass, ²  like showers that drench ³  the earth. ⁴ 

¹ tn That is, the king (see vv. 2, 4).

² tn The rare term zg refers to a sheep’s fleece in Deut 18:4 and Job 31:20, but to “mown” grass or crops here and in Amos 7:1.

³ tc The form in the Hebrew text appears to be an otherwise unattested noun. Many prefer to emend the form to a verb from the root זָרַף (zaraf). BHS in textual note b on this verse suggests a Hiphil imperfect, third masculine plural יַזְרִיפוּ (yazrifu), while HALOT 283 s.v. *זרף prefers a Pilpel perfect, third masculine plural זִרְזְפוּ (zirzÿfu). The translation assumes the latter.

⁴ sn The imagery of this verse compares the blessings produced by the king’s reign to fructifying rains that cause the crops to grow.