^6 [a]May he come down ^(A)like rain upon the mown grass,
Like ^(B)showers that water the earth.

^12 (A)Sow with a view to righteousness,
Reap in accordance with ^[a]kindness;
^(B)Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to ^(C)seek the Lord
Until He ^(D)comes to ^[b](E)rain righteousness on you.

⁵ I will be like the ^(A)dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the ^(B)lily,
And he will ^[a]take root like the cedars of ^(C)Lebanon.