New King James Version
Psalms 147:8
8Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
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 Living Translation (NLT)He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.
Context of Psalms 147:8
6The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground. 7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God, Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. 9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry. 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
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; Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!
- Genesis 9:14It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud;
- 1 Kings 18:44Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’ ”
- Job 26:8He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it.
- Job 36:27For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist,
- Job 38:24By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth?
- Isaiah 5:6I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds That they rain no rain on it.”
- Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it.
- Psalms 104:13He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
- Job 5:10He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields.
- Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O Lord our God? Therefore we will wait for You, Since You have made all these.
- Joel 2:23Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month.
- Amos 5:7You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”
- Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Acts 14:17Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
- James 5:17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not 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
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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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