² Let my teaching fall like rain^(A)
    and my words descend like dew,^(B)
like showers^(C) on new grass,
    like abundant rain on tender plants.

¹⁰ You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers^(A) and bless its crops.

¹⁰ He provides rain for the earth;^(A)
    he sends water on the countryside.^(B)