Psalm 72:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 72:2-17

This is a prophecy of the prosperity and perpetuity of the kingdom of Christ under the shadow of the reign of Solomon. It comes in, 1. As a plea to enforce the prayer: ?Lord, give him thy judgments and thy righteousness, and then he shall judge thy people with righteousness, and so shall answer the end of his elevation, Ps. 72:2. Give him thy grace, and then thy people, committed to his charge, will have the benefit of it.? Because God loved Israel, he made him king over them to do judgment... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 72:6

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 of it; see Hosea 6:3 ; and may be understood of his incarnation; when, like rain, he came down from heaven; not by an illapse or entrance of the human nature, which before was not in him; nor by local motion of his divine Person, with which that will not agree; but by assumption of human nature into union with him, as the Son of God; which was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:6

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass - The word גז gez , which we translate mown grass, more properly means pastured grass or pastured land; for the dew of the night is intended to restore the grass which has been eaten in the course of the day. This very idea the Chaldee has seized, and renders the place thus: "He shall descend gently, like rain upon the grass which has been eaten by the locust." But there seems to be a reference to the thick night dews which in summer fall... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:6

Verse 6 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 appositely expresses the great advantage which is derived by all from the good and equitable constitution of a kingdom. Meadows, we know, are cut in the beginning of summer when the heat prevails; and did not the earth imbibe new moisture by the falling rain, even the very roots of the herbage would wither by reason of the barren and parched state of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-7

The effect of the anger of a perfectly righteous King. Most probably put into form by Solomon, even if David suggested the substance of it. It is the portrait of an ideal King, never yet realized completely by any earthly monarch, and finds its perfect fulfilment only in Christ and his kingdom. Solomon did not fulfil it. It shows the effects of the reign of a perfectly righteous King such as Christ. I. HE PROCLAIMS AND ADMINISTERS ONLY RIGHTEOUS LAWS AND JUDGMENTS . (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

The glory of Christ's kingdom. It is written that Satan took our Lord "up into an exceeding high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them" ( Matthew 4:8 ); but they had no charm, for him. In this psalm we are, so to speak, taken up by the Spirit, and shown the kingdom of Messiah; and as its glory opens to our sight our hearts are thrilled with admiration and delight. With renewed ardour we cry, "Thy kingdom come." Consider some things testified here as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:6

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; i.e. softly and gently, bringing refreshment (comp. Deuteronomy 32:2 ; Isaiah 55:10 , Isaiah 55:11 ; and perhaps 2 Samuel 23:4 ). As showers that water the earth. The same idea as in the preceding clause (comp. Hosea 6:3 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:6

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,” referring to his reign, or to the influence of his government.Like rain upon the mown grass - The word rendered “mown grass” - גז gêz - means properly “a shearing,” and is applied in Deuteronomy 18:4, and Job 31:20, to a fleece of wool. So it is understood here by the Septuagint, by the Latin Vulgate, by the Syriac, and by Luther; and, in accordance with... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:6

Psalms 72:6. 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, that it shall refresh and revive the hearts of his subjects, and render them a flourishing people. But this phrase much better agrees to Christ, who was yet to come, and who did come down from heaven, and brought or sent down from thence his refreshing and fertilizing doctrine, often compared to rain, and the sweet and powerful... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 72:2-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 72:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 72:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 72:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 72:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 72:6

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