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 supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust. 7Sing out your thanks to the Lord; sing praises to our God with a harp. He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures. 9He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry. 10He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might.

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! Praise him, you who serve the Lord,
• Genesis 9:14When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds,
• 1 Kings 18:44Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don’t hurry, the rain will stop you!’”
• Job 26:8He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.
• Job 36:27He draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain.
• Job 38:24Where is the path to the source of light? Where is the home of the east wind?
• Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it.
• Psalms 65:9You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
• Psalms 104:13You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
• Job 5:10He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.
• 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.
• Joel 2:23Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring.
• Amos 5:7You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed. You treat the righteous like dirt.
• Matthew 5:45In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
• Acts 14:17but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.”
• James 5:17Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell 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

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