Psalms 147:16
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
In Context
15He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
Cross References
Job 37:6For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.
Job 38:22Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy 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 →