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Psalm 72:5–6

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5May he live longc while the sun enduresd

as long as the moone for all generations.f

6May he descend like rain on mown grass,

like showers watering the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. cThis presupposes the reading, suggested by the LXX, that might indicate that two of the Hebrew root letters have been inverted. The Hebrew reads “They will/Let them fear”
  2. dLiterally “with the sun”
  3. eLiterally “in the presence of the moon”
  4. fLiterally “generation of generations”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

May they fear you while the sun endures,

and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!

May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,

like showers that water the earth!

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.

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.