4  he ^pdawns on them like the morning light,

like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,

like rain¹ that makes grass to sprout from the earth.

3  ^cLet us know; ^clet us press on to know the Lord;

^dhis going out is sure as the dawn;

he will come to us ^eas the showers,

^fas the spring rains that water the earth.”