⁶ May he be like ^(A)rain that falls on ^(B)the mown grass,
    like ^(C)showers that water the earth!

^3 (A)Let us know; ^(B)let us press on to know the Lord;
    ^(C)his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us ^(D)as the showers,
    ^(E)as the spring rains that water the earth.”

² May ^(A)my teaching drop as the rain,
    my speech distill as the dew,
like gentle rain upon the tender grass,
    and ^(B)like showers upon the herb.

⁴ he ^(A)dawns on them like the morning light,
    like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
    like rain^[a] that makes grass to sprout from the earth.

^5 (A)I will be like the dew to Israel;
    ^(B)he shall blossom like the lily;
    he shall take root like the trees ^(C)of Lebanon;
⁶ his shoots shall spread out;
    his beauty shall be ^(D)like the olive,
    and his fragrance like Lebanon.
⁷ They shall return and ^(E)dwell beneath my^[a] shadow;
    they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
    their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

⁶ I will make it a waste;
    it shall not be pruned or hoed,
    and ^(A)briers and thorns shall grow up;
^(B)I will also command the clouds
    that they rain no rain upon it.

¹² A king's wrath is like ^(A)the growling of a lion,
    but his ^(B)favor is like ^(C)dew on the grass.