6He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.


In Context

3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.

4 He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

5 They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.

6 He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.

8 And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalm 72:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

72:6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

72:6He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

72:6He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

72:6He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

72:6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

72:6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

72:6He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

72:6He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

72:6He shall come down like rain on the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.