Psalms 72:6
Context| NETBible | He 1 will descend like rain on the mown grass, 2 like showers that drench 3 the earth. 4 |
| XREF | De 32:2; 2Sa 23:4; Pr 16:15; Pr 19:12; Isa 5:6; Isa 14:3-5; Eze 34:23-26; Ho 6:3; Ho 14:5-7 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn That is, the king (see vv. 2, 4). 2 tn The rare term zg refers to a sheep’s fleece in Deut 18:4 and Job 31:20, but to “mown” grass or crops here and in Amos 7:1. 3 tc The form in the Hebrew text appears to be an otherwise unattested noun. Many prefer to emend the form to a verb from the root זָרַף (zaraf). BHS in textual note b on this verse suggests a Hiphil imperfect, third masculine plural יַזְרִיפוּ (yazrifu), while HALOT 283 s.v. *זרף prefers a Pilpel perfect, third masculine plural זִרְזְפוּ (zirzÿfu). The translation assumes the latter. 4 sn The imagery of this verse compares the blessings produced by the king’s reign to fructifying rains that cause the crops to grow. |
