Verse Comparison: Psalms 72:6
American Standard Version
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
Amplified® Bible
May he [Solomon as a type of King David's greater Son] be like rain that comes down upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
Contemporary English Version
Let him be as helpful as rain that refreshes the meadows and the ground.
Darby English Version
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Good News Bible
May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land.
King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
New American Standard Bible
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
New International Version
He will be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
New King James Version
He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
Revised Standard Version
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
Young's Literal Translation
He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
