² Let my teaching fall like rain
and my word settle like dew,
like gentle rain on new grass
and showers on tender plants.

³ The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said to me,
‘The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,^(A)
4 is like the morning light when the sun rises
on a cloudless morning,
the glisten of rain on sprouting grass.’

³ Let’s strive to know the Lord.^(A)
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.^(B)
He will come to us like the rain,^(C)
like the spring showers that water the land.