King James Version
Psalms 72:6 in the King James Version says “He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 72 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.”
Psalms 72:6 · KJV
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. so long: Heb. till there be no moon
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He shall come down”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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