Psalms 147:15
He sends his command to the earth: his word runs very swiftly.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.
In Context
14He brings peace to your borders, and choicest of wheat in abundance.
16Snow he gives like wool, frost he scatters like ashes.
Cross References
Psalms 33:9For at his word it came into being, at his command it stood forth.
Psalms 107:20He sent his word and healed them, and delivered their life from the pit.
Jonah 1:4But the Lord made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
Matthew 8:13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go now, and it will be according to your faith.” And the man was cured that very hour.
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 →