He waters the hills from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and vegetation for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,

but the land which you are crossing over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of the heavens,

a land for which Jehovah your God cares; the eyes of Jehovah your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that Jehovah had visited His people by giving them bread.

For He says to the snow, Fall on the earth; likewise to the showers of rain and the showers of heavy rain.

The beasts go into dens, and remain in their lairs.

By the breath of the Mighty God frost is given, and the expanse of the waters is frozen.

and they swirl round about at His direction, that they may do whatever He commands them on the face of the world upon the earth.

Are there any among the vain idols of the nations who can make it rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, O Jehovah our God. Therefore we will wait upon You; for You have made all these things.

Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good, giving us rain from the heavens and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

i1 [A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] i0 par O God, You are my Mighty God. I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your trenches drip with fertility.

You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, by which You established Your inheritance when it was weary.

Your community has dwelt in it; You, O God, have provided from Your goodness for the poor.

He waters the hills from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

and wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man's heart.

who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens that cry out.

He gives rain upon the face of the earth, and sends waters abroad;

He sets the lowly on high, and those who mourn are exalted to safety;

Neither do they say in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, who gives both the former and the latter rain in its season; He reserves unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Be glad then, you sons of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God. For He has given to you the early rain according to righteousness, and He will cause the rain to come down for you, the early rain and the latter rain in the first month.

And I will restore to you the years which the swarming locust has eaten, the locust larvae, and the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.

There is a river whose streams cause rejoicing in the city of God, the consecrated place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

And he showed me a pure river of Water of Life, clear as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

and wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man's heart.

and sow fields and plant vineyards, that they may yield a fruitful crop.

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and got in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,