22 Can any of the worthless idols of the nations give rain,

Or can even the heavens send showers of rain on their own?

And we hope in you,

For you alone have done all these things.

16 When he makes his voice heard,

The waters in the heavens are in turmoil,

And he causes clouds* to ascend from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for* the rain,

And he brings the wind out of his storehouses.+

23 You sons of Zion, be joyful and rejoice in Jehovah your God;+

For he will give you the autumn rain in the right amount,

And he will send upon you a downpour,

The autumn rain and the spring rain, as before.+