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Psalms 72:6 Cross-References
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“He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.”
Psalms 72:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 72:6
The king's reign compared to 'rain upon mown grass' and 'showers that water the earth' depicts refreshing, life-giving influence. Mown grass needs rain to recover; parched earth needs showers to produce fruit. So righteous leadership revives and blesses the people. This imagery anticipates Christ as the rain of righteousness (Hosea 6:3) whose reign brings spiritual renewal and abundant life (John 10:10). True authority serves and refreshes rather than exploiting and draining.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 72:6
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“Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain”
“as the small rain on the tender grass”
“when the sun rises”
“from your trouble”
“and send down his roots like Lebanon.”
“Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.”
“and he shall feed them”
“In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.”
“but his favor is like dew on the grass.”
“but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.,And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it., וַאֲשִׁיתֵהוּ בָתָה לֹא יִזָּמֵר וְלֹא יֵעָדֵר וְעָלָה שָׁמִיר וָשָׁיִת וְעַל הֶעָבִים אֲצַוֶּה מֵהַמְטִיר עָלָיו מָטָר׃ ,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.,νῦν δὲ ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν τί ποιήσω τῷ ἀμπελῶνί μου ἀφελῶ τὸν φραγμὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσται εἰς διαρπαγήν καὶ καθελῶ τὸν τοῖχον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσται εἰς καταπάτημα,And I will forsake my vineyard; and it shall not be pruned, nor dug, and thorns shall come up upon it as on barren land; and I will command the clouds to rain no rain upon it.,,,,”