You [a]visit the earth and (A)water it,
You greatly enrich it;
(B)The river of God is full of water;
You provide their grain,
For so You have prepared it.

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  1. Psalm 65:9 give attention to

13 (A)He waters the hills from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with (B)the fruit of Your works.

14 (C)He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the service of man,
That he may bring forth (D)food from the earth,
15 And (E)wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

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(A)You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
When it was weary.
10 Your congregation dwelt in it;
(B)You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

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There is a (A)river whose streams shall make glad the (B)city of God,
The holy place of the [a]tabernacle of the Most High.

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  1. Psalm 46:4 dwelling places

The River of Life

22 And he showed me (A)a [a]pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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  1. Revelation 22:1 NU, M omit pure

17 (A)Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, (B)gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with (C)food and gladness.”

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23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And (A)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the [a]former rain faithfully,
And He (B)will cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat,
And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.

25 “So I will restore to you the years (C)that the swarming [b]locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall (D)eat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to (E)shame.

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  1. Joel 2:23 Or teacher of righteousness
  2. Joel 2:25 Exact identity of these locusts unknown

24 They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
(A)Who gives rain, both the (B)former and the latter, in its season.
(C)He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”

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(A)Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
(B)He gives to the beast its food,
And (C)to the young ravens that cry.

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10 (A)He gives rain on the earth,
And sends waters on the fields.
11 (B)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

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Instructions to the Rich

17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

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22 (A)Are there any among (B)the idols of the nations that can cause (C)rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
(D)Are You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.

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14 (A)He makes peace in your borders,
And (B)fills you with [a]the finest wheat.

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  1. Psalm 147:14 Lit. fat of wheat

37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest.

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11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.

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For (A)He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
Likewise to the [a]gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.
He seals the hand of every man,
(B)That (C)all men may know His work.
The beasts (D)go into dens,
And remain in their lairs.
From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind,
And cold from the scattering winds of the north.
10 (E)By the breath of God ice is given,
And the broad waters are frozen.
11 Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds;
He scatters His [b]bright clouds.
12 And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance,
That they may (F)do whatever He commands them
On the face of [c]the whole earth.
13 (G)He causes it to come,
Whether for [d]correction,
Or (H)for His land,
Or (I)for mercy.

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  1. Job 37:6 Lit. shower of rain
  2. Job 37:11 clouds of light
  3. Job 37:12 Lit. the world of the earth
  4. Job 37:13 Lit. a rod

Naomi Returns with Ruth

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had (A)visited[a] His people by (B)giving them bread.

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  1. Ruth 1:6 attended to

11 (A)but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of heaven, 12 a land for which the Lord your God cares; (B)the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year.

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(A)then I will give you rain in its season, (B)the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

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12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year (A)a hundredfold; and the Lord (B)blessed him.

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Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David (A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
(B)My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.

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