¹² Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
^(A)Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He ^(B)comes and rains righteousness on you.

⁸ “Rain^(A) down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.