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In the light of the king`s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
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The Blessing of the Latter Rain
Commentators explain that the 'latter rain' was a specific, eagerly awaited rainfall in March or April, crucial for maturing the wheat and barley crops right before the harvest. This cloud brought both refreshing rain and shade from the scorching sun, making it a perfect metaphor for a timely, life-giving, and abundant blessing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The “latter rain” is that which falls in March or April just before the harvest. The “cloud” which brings it, immediately screening people from the…
19th Century
Anglican
A cloud of the latter rain.— This fell at the end of March, maturing the barley and wheat crops before the harvest in April. It wa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the light of the king's countenance [is] life When he looks with a pleasant smiling countenance on a person that …
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Those are fools who, to obtain the favour of an earthly prince, throw themselves out of God's favour.
