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Psalm 72:5–6

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5May they fear you1 while uthe sun endures,

and as long as the moon, vthroughout all generations!

6May he be like wrain that falls on xthe mown grass,

like yshowers that water the earth!

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Footnotes

  1. 1Septuagint He shall endure

Cross references

  1. uver. 7, 17; Ps. 89:36, 37; Jer. 31:35, 36; [Jer. 33:20, 25]
  2. vPs. 89:4; [Luke 1:33]
  3. w2 Sam. 23:4; Hos. 6:3
  4. xAmos 7:1
  5. yDeut. 32:2; [Ps. 65:10; Job 5:10]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May he endure as long as the sun,

as long as the moon, through all generations.

May he be like rain falling on a mown field,

like showers watering the earth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

May they fear you while the sun endures

and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

May the king be like rain that falls on the cut grass,

like spring showers that water the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

May they fear you as long as the sun shines,

as long as the moon remains in the sky.

Yes, forever!

May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass,

like the showers that water the earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

May he live long while the sun endures

as long as the moon for all generations.

May he descend like rain on mown grass,

like showers watering the earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.