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OET (OET-RV) May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
⇔ ≈like showers that water the earth.
OET-LV He_will_flourish in/on/at/with_days_of_his the_righteous and_abound_of well-being will_be_until not the_moon.
UHB יֵ֭רֵד כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף אָֽרֶץ׃ ‡
(yērēd kəmāţār ˊal-gēz kirəⱱīⱱim zarzif ʼāreʦ.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Διὰ τοῦτο ἐκράτησεν αὐτοὺς ἡ ὑπερηφανία, περιεβάλοντο ἀδικίαν καὶ ἀσέβειαν αὐτῶν.
(Dia touto ekrataʸsen autous haʸ huperaʸfania, periebalonto adikian kai asebeian autōn. )
BrTr Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness.
ULT May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
⇔ like showers that water the earth.
UST I desire that his rule may be enjoyed by the people
⇔ as they enjoy rain on the growing crops,
⇔ as they enjoy the showers that fall on the land.
BSB May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
⇔
⇔
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB May he be like the rain on the meadow,
⇔ like showers that water the earth.
WEBBE He will come down like rain on the mown grass,
⇔ as showers that water the earth.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET He will descend like rain on the mown grass,
⇔ like showers that drench the earth.
LSV He comes down as rain on mown grass,
As showers—sprinkling the earth.
FBV May his reign be like rain falling on new grass,[fn] like showers that water the earth.
72:6 Literally, “mown grass.” A period of rain was needed after the first crop was cut in order for the second crop to grow.
T4T I desire that my rule will be enjoyed by the people [SIM]
⇔ like they enjoy rain on growing crops,
⇔ like they enjoy showers that fall on the land.
LEB No LEB PSA book available
BBE May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.
Moff May his rule be like rainfall upon meadows,
⇔ like showers that water the land!
JPS May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
ASV He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,
⇔ As showers that water the earth.
DRA Therefore pride hath held them fast: they are covered with their iniquity and their wickedness.
YLT He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers — sprinkling the earth.
Drby He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
RV He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
SLT He shall come down as rain upon a fleece, as showers of pouring rain upon the earth.
Wbstr He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
KJB-1769 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
KJB-1611 Hee shall come downe like raine vpon the mowen grasse: as showres that water the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps PSA book available
Gnva He shall come downe like the rayne vpon the mowen grasse, and as the showres that water the earth.
(He shall come down like the rain upon the mown grass, and as the showers that water the earth. )
Cvdl No Cvdl PSA book available
Wycl No Wycl PSA book available
Luth No Luth PSA book available
ClVg Ideo tenuit eos superbia; operti sunt iniquitate et impietate sua.[fn]
(Therefore/For_that_reason held them pride; operti are iniquity and impiety/irreverence his_own. )
72.6 Operti sunt iniquitate et impietate sua. CAS. Ne resipiscant; non amicti, ut vel liberum caput haberent, sed toti operti.
72.6 Operti are iniquity and impiety/irreverence his_own. CAS. Don't resipiscant; not/no dressed, as or liberum the_head to_havent, but toti operti.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT PSA book available
Ps 72 This royal psalm closes Book Two, with 72:18-20 functioning as an epilogue to all of Book Two. The psalmist reflects on the prospects of David’s royal line and on Zion (see Pss 46, 48). He prays that Israel’s kings will be good and prosperous, extending the Lord’s blessing on his people throughout the whole earth. The surpassing righteousness and dominion sought in this prayer foreshadow the coming of Jesus, the Son of David.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
May he come down like rain on the mown grass
(Some words not found in UHB: falls like,rain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mown_grass like,showers water_of earth )
The king will be good, and he will do good things for his people as if he were rain doing good for freshly cut grass.
May he come
(Some words not found in UHB: falls like,rain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mown_grass like,showers water_of earth )
Alternate translation: “I desire that he come”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
like showers that water
(Some words not found in UHB: falls like,rain on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mown_grass like,showers water_of earth )
“May he come down like showers that water.” The king will be good, and he will do good things for his people as if he were rain doing good for the ground. (See also: figs-simile)