Psalms 147:8

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 lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground. 7Offer to the Lord a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp! He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides. 9He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp. 10He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs.

Psalms 147:8 word by word

הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה שָׁמַ֨יִם׀ בְּעָבִ֗ים הַמֵּכִ֣ין לָאָ֣רֶץ מָטָ֑ר הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ הָרִ֣ים חָצִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who coverethכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• with cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• who preparethכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• for the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• who maketh grassחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682
• to growצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• upon the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022

Cross-references for Psalms 147:8

• Psalms 135:1Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord! Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,
• Genesis 9:14Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
• 1 Kings 18:44The seventh time the servant said, “Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man’s hand, is rising up from the sea.” Elijah then said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won’t overtake you.’”
• Job 26:8He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.
• Job 36:27He draws up drops of water; they distill the rain into its mist,
• Job 38:24In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?
• Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland; no one will prune its vines or hoe its ground, and thorns and briers will grow there. I will order the clouds not to drop any rain on it.
• Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.
• Psalms 104:13He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.
• Job 5:10he gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields;
• Jeremiah 14:22Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this.”
• Joel 2:23Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains – both the early and the late rains as formerly.
• Amos 5:7The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
• Matthew 5:45so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Acts 14:17yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”
• James 5:17Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

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

Topics related to Psalms 147:8

• Blessing
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Praise

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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