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Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Drop down, you heavens, from above - This refers to the benefits that will follow from the rescue of the people from their captivity and exi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Let the skies pour down righteousness ... —The vision is that of a new heaven and a new earth, in which righteousness is both as the rain …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let r…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Drop down dew from above. Some think that a form of prayer is added here, which believers were to use while they were waiting for the rede…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down
righteousne

Or, "t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There is no God besides Jehovah. Nothing is done without Him. He makes peace, which here signifies all good; and He creates evil (not the evil of s…

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