Psalms 147:17
He who casteth down his ice like pieces: before his cold who can stand?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
In Context
16He who dispenseth snow like wool; who streweth about the hoarfrost like ashes;
18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and waters run along.
Cross References
Exodus 9:23And Moses stretched forth his staff toward heaven; and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran down to the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
Job 37:9Out of [his] chamber cometh the whirlwind, and out of the north, the cold.
Job 38:22Didst thou ever enter into the treasuries of the snow? or canst thou see the treasuries of the hail,
Psalms 78:47He slew with hail their vines, and their sycamore-trees with ice-bolts.
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 →