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the Valley of Tears
This refers to a dry, arid place. Some Bible versions have "the Valley of Baca." The word "Baca" means "weeping."
The early rains
This means the rain that falls in autumn before the cold season. This is during the months of October and November on Western calendars.
blessings
Here the word "blessings" is a metonym for the pools of water that make people who live in dry lands happy. AT: "pools of water that make them happy" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)