Psalms 147:18
He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
In Context
17He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?
19He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
Cross References
Job 37:10By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
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.
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 →