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II

May they fear you with the sun,
    and before the moon, through all generations.(A)
May he be like rain coming down upon the fields,
    like showers watering the earth,(B)
That abundance may flourish in his days,
    great bounty, till the moon be no more.

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May he endure[a](A) as long as the sun,
    as long as the moon, through all generations.(B)
May he be like rain(C) falling on a mown field,
    like showers watering the earth.
In his days may the righteous flourish(D)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared