Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 147:8
8who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Psalms 147:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
- New International Version (NIV)He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
Context of Psalms 147:8
6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground. 7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God, who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills. 9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call. 10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:8 word by word
הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה שָׁמַ֨יִם׀ בְּעָבִ֗ים הַמֵּכִ֣ין לָאָ֣רֶץ מָטָ֑ר הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ הָרִ֣ים חָצִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
- who coversכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
- the skyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- with cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
- who preparesכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
- rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
- for the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- who makes grassחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682
- to growצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
- on the hillsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
Cross-references for Psalms 147:8
- Psalms 135:1Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
- Genesis 9:14Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
- 1 Kings 18:44On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
- Job 26:8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
- Job 36:27For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
- Job 38:24In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?
- Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
- Psalms 65:9You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
- Psalms 104:13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
- Job 5:10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
- Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
- Joel 2:23Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
- Amos 5:7There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.
- Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
- James 5:17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Commentaries on Psalms 147:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Who covereth the heaven with clouds - Clouds that are designed to convey refreshing rain to the earth. The reasons for praise here stated Psalm 147:8-9 are derived from the goodness of God as exhibited in his providential arrangements for the good of man. Who prepareth rain for the earth - By causing it to be taken from the sea, carried by the clouds, and conveyed through the air to the places where it is needed, and then gently sprinkled on the earth…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8God has complete authority and power over the weather (Psalms 77:17–18; 78:26; 104:4; 148:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. His providence supplies bountifully the wild animals in their mountain homes. Sing ... Lord--literally, "Answer the Lord," that is, in grateful praise to His goodness, thus declared in His acts.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 147
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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