¹⁰ As the rain^(A) and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,^(B)
    so that it yields seed^(C) for the sower and bread for the eater,^(D)

“They have freely scattered their gifts^(A) to the poor;
    their righteousness endures forever.”^[a](B)

¹² Sow^(A) righteousness^(B) for yourselves,
    reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;^(C)
    for it is time to seek^(D) the Lord,
until he comes
    and showers his righteousness^(E) on you.

² Let my teaching fall like rain^(A)
    and my words descend like dew,^(B)
like showers^(C) on new grass,
    like abundant rain on tender plants.

¹¹ For as the soil makes the sprout come up
    and a garden^(A) causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness^(B)
    and praise spring up before all nations.

⁹ You care for the land and water it;^(A)
    you enrich it abundantly.^(B)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,^(C)
    for so you have ordained it.^[a]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers^(D) and bless its crops.
¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty,^(E)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.^(F)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;^(G)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.^(H)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks^(I)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;^(J)
    they shout for joy and sing.^(K)