¹⁰ For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not go back again, but gives water to the earth, and makes it fertile, giving seed to the planter, and bread for food;

¹² Put in the seed of righteousness, get in your grain in mercy, let your unploughed earth be turned up: for it is time to make search for the Lord, till he comes and sends righteousness on you like rain.

²³ And he will give rain for your seed, so that you may put it in the earth; and you will have bread from the produce of the earth, good and more than enough for your needs: in that day the cattle will get their food in wide grass-lands.

⁹ As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.

¹⁰ And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

¹¹ Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us.

¹¹ For as the earth puts out buds, and as the garden gives growth to the seeds which are planted in it, so the Lord will make righteousness and praise to be flowering before all the nations.

⁶ These have the power to keep the heaven shut, so that there may be no rain in the days when they are prophets: and they have power over the waters to make them into blood, and to send every sort of disease on the earth as their pleasure is.

²⁶ And I will give the rain at the right time, and I will make the shower come down at the right time; there will be showers of blessing.

⁶ And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it.

⁶ May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth.

⁷ In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

⁹ You have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.

¹⁰ You make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.

¹¹ The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,

¹² Falling on the grass of the waste land: and the little hills are glad on every side.

¹³ The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.

² My teaching is dropping like rain, coming down like dew on the fields; like rain on the young grass and showers on the garden plants:

⁴ Then David put the question to the Lord again, and the Lord answering said, Up! go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into your hands.