¹⁵ In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

²³ They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.

²⁴ I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.

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

⁶ There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

⁶ For you have made him a blessing for ever: you have given him joy in the light of your face.

⁵ For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

¹² The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.

³ And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.

¹ Make your request to the Lord for rain in the time of the spring rains, even to the Lord who makes the thunder-flames; and he will give them showers of rain, to every man grass in the field.

²⁸ You have made me see the ways of life; I will be full of joy when I see your face.