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Psalms 72:6

72:5 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.

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

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

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

72:7 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

What does Psalms 72:6 mean?

Psalms 72:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָרַד (yârad), מָטַר (mâṭar), גֵּז (gêz).

Hebrew interlinear

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He
shall
come
downיָרַדyârad/yaw-rad'/H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
like
rainמָטַרmâṭar/maw-tawr'/H4306rain
upon
the
mownגֵּזgêz/gaze/H1488a fleece (as shorn); also mown grass
grass:
as
showersרָבִיבrâbîyb/raw-beeb'/H7241a rain (as an accumulation of drops)
that
waterזַרְזִיףzarzîyph/zar-zeef'/H2222a pouring rain
the
earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Deuteronomy 32:2

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

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What does Psalms 72:6 say?

Psalms 72:6 (King James Version) reads: "He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth."

Is Psalms 72:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 72:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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