...clods ; thou makest it ' soft soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it. . ._ 12. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness. 13. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills are begirt with joy. 14. The mountains...

...with showers, thou blessest its springing, Thou crowuest the year with Thy blessing, And Thy footsteps drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, And the hills are encompassed with rejoicing : The pastures are clothed with flocks, Aud the fields are covered...

...with showers, thou blesscst its springing, Thou crowuest the year with Thy blessing, And Thy footsteps drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, And the hills arc encompassed with rejoicbg : The pastures are clothed with flocks, And the fields are covered...

...full of water : thou preparest them corn when thou hast so provided for it : Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof:...year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness." (Psalm Ixv. 9 — 1<2.) So it is here, in a spiritual sense : "Ye are God's husbandry, or God's tillage;"...

...full of water : thou preparest them corn when thou hast so provided for it : Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof...year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness." (Psalm Ixv. 9 — 12.) So it is here, in a spiritual sense : " Ye are God's husbandry, or God's tillage;"...

...Bringing forth bread out of the earth. — Ps. civ. Or this, Thou crovvnest the year with thy goodness ; Thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures...every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks, The vallies also are covered over with corn, They shout for joy and sing. — Ps. Ixv. The travellers joined...

...are notonly nourished and supported, but their hearts overflow with joy and gaiety. The showers fall upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. The fields are white with flocks, the valleys are covered with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing....

...corn, when thou hast so provided for it ; thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly, thou settles! the furrows thereof, thou makest it soft with showers, thou blessest the springing thereof." And this the scripture calls the former rain. And as this is necessary about seed-time, so the latter...

...subject, that, at last, as though words failed him to express his full feelings, he exclaims — " Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness ; and Thy paths drop fatness ! " 1 which is equal to saying, What can go beyond this crowning? what higher blessing, or what richer...

...with showers, thou blessest its springing, Thou crownest the year with thy blessing, And thy footsteps drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, And the hills are encompassed with rejoicing : The pastures are clothed with flocks, And the fields are covered...