Psalms 72:6

“He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, etc.] That is, the King and King’s Son, the Messiah, whose coming is compared to rain, and showers of it; (see <280603>Hosea 6:3); and may be understood of his incarnation; when, like rain, he came down from heaven; not by an illapse or entrance of the human nature, which before was not in him; nor by local motion of his divine Person, with which that will not agree; but by assumption of human nature into union with him, as the Son of God; which was an instance of his condescending grace: like rain, he had no father as man; (see <183828>Job 38:28); but was born of a virgin, through the power of the Holy Ghost; which was very marvellous, like…”

“He shall come down - That is, The influence of his reign will be like fertilising showers. The word” he” in this place might have been “it,” referring to his reign, or to the influence of his government. Like rain upon the mown grass - The word rendered “mown grass” - גז gêz - means properly “a shearing,” and is applied in Deuteronomy 18:4, and Job 31:20, to a fleece of wool. So it is understood here by the Septuagint, by the Latin Vulgate, by the Syriac, and by Luther; and, in accordance with this, it has been supposed by some that there is an allusion to the dew that descended on the fleece spread out by Gideon, Judges 6:37. The Chaldee Paraphrase renders it, “As the grass that has been…”

“He shall come - Christ did come down from heaven, and brought or sent down from heaven his doctrine, (which is often compared to rain) and the sweet and powerful influences of his spirit. Psalms 72:8”

“72:6-7 The administration of justice is refreshing like spring rain, enabling the godly to flourish (see Isa 45:8) like flowers. • until the moon is no more: This phrase means forever (see Ps 89:36-37).”

“like: Deu 32:2; Sa2 23:4; Pro 16:15, Pro 19:12; Isa 5:6, Isa 14:3-5; Eze 34:23-26; Hos 6:3, Hos 14:5-7 Psalms 72:7”