Psalm 72:6
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
Cross-reference
Psalm 72:16 continues the agricultural abundance theme, showing the fruit of the king's reign like rain brings grain.
2 Samuel 23:4 describes a righteous ruler as rain that makes grass sprout, directly echoing the king's blessing like showers.
Proverbs 16:15 compares a king's favor to spring rain, reinforcing the metaphor of the king's rule as life-giving showers.
Ezekiel 34:23-26 promises a Davidic shepherd who brings showers of blessing, fulfilling the ideal king's rain-like rule.
Hosea 14:5-7 uses the same rain/dew imagery for God's blessing, promising Israel will blossom like a lily under His care.
Isaiah 45:8 calls for heavens to rain down righteousness — a direct parallel to rain as divine blessing and salvation.
Isaiah 55:10 compares God's word to rain that waters the earth — same life-giving rain metaphor for divine provision.
Hosea 10:12 urges seeking the LORD so He may rain righteousness — same rain of righteousness metaphor.
Joel 2:23 celebrates God sending early and latter rain as vindication — parallel rain as divine blessing.
Micah 5:7 uses the same rain/dew imagery for the remnant's blessing, echoing the king's refreshing reign in Psalm 72:6.
Isaiah 5:6 portrays God withholding rain as judgment, contrasting with the king's rain-like blessing in Psalm 72:6.
Deuteronomy 32:2 uses rain and dew imagery for Moses' teaching, paralleling the king's beneficial rule like showers in Psalm 72:6.
Proverbs 19:12 contrasts a king's wrath with his favor like dew, highlighting the blessing aspect of the king's rule.
Hosea 6:3 compares God's coming to showers that water the earth, using the same metaphor for divine blessing as the king's rule.
Zechariah 10:1 calls for rain from the LORD, paralleling the rain metaphor for divine blessing in Psalm 72:6.
Job 29:23 compares eager waiting for counsel to waiting for rain — a parallel simile of longing for blessing.