Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 72:6 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers {that} water the earth.”
Psalms 72:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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