Psalms 135:7

Psalms 135:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
• New International Version (NIV)He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries.

Context of Psalms 135:7

5I know the greatness of the Lord— that our Lord is greater than any other god. 6The Lord does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths. He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses. 8He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home, both people and animals. 9He performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his people.

Psalms 135:7 word by word

מַֽעֲלֶ֣ה נְשִׂאִים֮ מִקְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ בְּרָקִ֣ים לַמָּטָ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה מֽוֹצֵא־ר֝וּחַ מֵאֽוֹצְרוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He causeth the vapoursנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · mistH5387
• to ascendעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from the endsקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• he makethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• lightningsבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• for the rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• he bringethיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• out of his treasuriesאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214

Cross-references for Psalms 135:7

• Psalms 148:8fire and hail, snow and clouds, wind and weather that obey him,
• Genesis 2:5neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil.
• 1 Kings 18:1Later on, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”
• Job 5:10He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.
• Jeremiah 10:13When he speaks in the thunder, the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses.
• Jeremiah 14:22Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain? Does it fall from the sky by itself? No, you are the one, O Lord our God! Only you can do such things. So we will wait for you to help us.
• Jeremiah 51:16When he speaks in the thunder, the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses.
• Zechariah 10:1Ask the Lord for rain in the spring, for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain so every field becomes a lush pasture.
• Job 38:25“Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for the lightning?
• Job 28:25He decided how hard the winds should blow and how much rain should fall.
• Job 38:24Where is the path to the source of light? Where is the home of the east wind?
• Psalms 107:25He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.
• Job 38:22“Have you visited the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of hail?
• Jonah 1:4But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart.
• John 3:8The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”

Commentaries on Psalms 135:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth - The word rendered vapors means literally risings; things raised up; and it may be applied, therefore, to vapors or clouds. The Septuagint, the Latin Vulgate, and Luther render it clouds. It is among the proofs of the divine wisdom and power that he causes them to ascend contrary to the common law which drags all things down toward the earth. The arrangement by which this is done is among the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The psalmist tells of God’s complete power and authority over the weather (Psalms 29; 77:17–18; 78:26; 104:4; 147:8–9; 148:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-74-7. God's choice of Israel is the first reason assigned for rendering praise; the next, His manifested greatness in creation and providence.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7He made lightning for the rain They are the flashes in the sky, that flash and lighten before the rain; esloyde, esluyde, esludes, esloisdes, aleydonz in Old French.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 135:7

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Commentaries on Psalms 135

• 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