Psalms 147:16
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
In Context
15He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
17He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
Cross References
Job 37:6For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.
Job 38:22Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
Psalms 148:8Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
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 →