The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.