Psalms 147:15
He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
In Context
14He maketh thy borders peace; He giveth thee in plenty the fat of wheat.
16He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
Cross References
Job 34:29When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him? whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike;
Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.
Psalms 107:20He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves.
Jonah 1:4But the LORD hurled a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:13-20
Jerusalem and Zion Called to Praise to God; God's Favour to Israel. 12 Praise the Lord , O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his… Read the whole commentary →