Psalms 147:16
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
In Context
15He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
17He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
Cross References
Job 37:6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
Job 38:22Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,
Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful 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 →