^6 (A)He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.

^3 (A)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established ^(B)as the morning;
^(C)He will come to us ^(D)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

² Let ^(A)my ^[a]teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
^(B)As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.

⁴ And ^(A)he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.’

⁵ I will be like the ^(A)dew to Israel;
He shall ^[a]grow like the lily,
And ^[b]lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
⁶ His branches shall ^[c]spread;
^(B)His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And ^(C)his fragrance like Lebanon.
^7 (D)Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;
They shall be revived like grain,
And ^[d]grow like a vine.
Their ^[e]scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

¹⁰ You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.

⁶ I will lay it ^(A)waste;
It shall not be pruned or ^[a]dug,
But there shall come up briers and ^(B)thorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”