Psalms 72:6

2 Samuel 23:4; Deuteronomy 32:2; Ezekiel 34:23-26; Hosea 14:5-7; Hosea 6:3; Isaiah 14:3-5; Isaiah 5:6; Proverbs 16:15; Proverbs 19:12

Related Commentaries of Psalms 72:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall come down - That is, The influence of his reign will be like fertilising showers. The word” he” in this place might have been “it,” refe...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He shall come (g) down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth. (g) As this is true in all godly kings, so it is chiefly ve...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

like rain. Compare 2 Samuel 23:4 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. He shall descend as the rain upon the mown grass. This comparison may seem at first sight to be somewhat harsh; but it elegantly and appo...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 618 EXCELLENCE OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT Psalms 72:6-11 . He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the ea...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass - The word גז g...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He shall come down, &c.— Dr. Chandler explains this verse thus, "Let his government be gentle and refreshing, as the rain that descends on the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass. So David...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Title.— A Psalm for (RV 'of') Solomon. The title in AV suggests that David is the writer, and Solomon the subject, of this Ps., but, as RV shows, t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Upon the mown grass ] to start the new growth. LXX and V ulg. render, 'upon a fleece': cp. PBV 'into a fleece of wool.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He shall come down. — The rule of the monarch is to be beneficent as the rain refreshing the earth, and covering it with blessings as with verdure....
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 72:1-20 RIGHTLY or wrongly, the superscription ascribes this psalm to Solomon. Its contents have led several commentators to take the super...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“King of Kings” Psalms 72:1-11 Solomon's reign opened as a morning without clouds. Much of the imagery of this royal ode is derived from the ci...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a great psalm of the Theocracy. Incidentally the whole perfect order is revealed. God high over all enthroned, and in all actively governing....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Every verse is descriptive, more or less, of the glories of Christ, and of the sure success and blessedness of his government. What a lovely instance...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass ,.... That is, the King and King's Son, the Messiah, whose coming is compared to rain, and showers...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth. Ver. 6. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass ] Th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He shall come down , &c. To wit, by the influences of his government upon his people, the administration of which shall be so gentle and easy, t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Kingdom of Messiah. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousnes...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Come down, to wit, by the influences of his government upon his people under him. But this phrase doth much better agree to Christ, who was yet to...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ A Psalm for Solomon .” Margin: “Of Solomon.” Hengstenberg: “Solomon is named in the title as the author of the Ps...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 72:6 I. Christ's gracious visitations are essential to the comfort and prosperity of the Church. This doctrine is evidently taught in the t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A Psalm for Solomon» much more for one who is greater than Solomon, the true Prince of Peace. Psalms 72:1 . Give the king thy judgments, O God, a...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is a Psalm which relates to the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, not as the Man of sorrows, but as the King of glory; not as David, struggling to...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

A Psalm for Solomon. This was David's dying bequest to his son Solomon, but a greater than Solomon is here, for this Psalm concerns the reign, trium...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Hebrew doctors have transmitted this psalm as the last that David composed. It was sung at the inauguration of Solomon to the throne, when Zadok...
The Biblical Illustrator

Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king’s son. The world-wanted king Society cannot exist without laws: these l...
The Biblical Illustrator

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth. Rain upon the mown grass Some men say that Christianity is n...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE "title" attributes this psalm to Solomon, and the contents of the psalm are very favourable to his authorship. The prayer in P...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Majestic Reign of the Messiah. A psalm for Solomon, composed by Solomon; for he, under whose wise reign Israel reached the summit of its glory...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth, literally, "like dewdrops, showers of rain on the earth," the poin...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He shall come — Christ did come down from heaven, and brought or sent down from heaven his doctrine, (which is often compared to rain) and the swee...

⁶ He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 72:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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