Psalms 147:8
By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
7Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
9He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
Cross References
Genesis 9:14And whenever I make a cloud come over the earth, the bow will be seen in the cloud,
Job 5:10Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:
Job 36:27For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,
Job 38:27To give water to the land where there is waste and destruction, and to make the dry land green with young grass?
Psalms 104:13He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.
Psalms 135:1Let the Lord be praised. O you servants of the Lord, give praise to the name of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:2-12
A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7… Read the whole commentary →