²⁸ the clouds pour down their moisture
    and abundant showers^(A) fall on mankind.^(B)

⁶ He says to the snow,^(A) ‘Fall on the earth,’
    and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’^(B)

¹³ He brings the clouds to punish people,^(A)
    or to water his earth and show his love.^(B)

²⁸ Does the rain have a father?^(A)
    Who fathers the drops of dew?

³⁴ “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?^(A)

⁷ He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain^(A)
    and brings out the wind^(B) from his storehouses.^(C)

²² Do any of the worthless idols^(A) of the nations bring rain?^(B)
    Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
    Therefore our hope is in you,
    for you are the one who does all this.^(C)