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Distil, you 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, Yahweh, have created it.
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Heaven and Earth Unite
Commentators highlight the beautiful imagery of heaven and earth working in concert. God, from heaven, "pours down righteousness" like life-giving rain. In response, the earth "opens" to "bring forth salvation" like a fertile field. This illustrates that salvation is a divine gift that takes root in the human world, producing a harvest of righteousness.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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 …
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness
Or, "…
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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