Psalms 147:18
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
Majority Standard Bible
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 casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
Cross References
Job 37:10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalms 107:20He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
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 →