Psalms 147:8
Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:
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In Context
7Sing vnto the Lord with prayse: sing vpon the harpe vnto our God,
9Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
Cross References
Genesis 9:14And when I shall couer the earth with a cloud, and the bowe shall be seene in the cloude,
Job 5:10He giueth raine vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes,
Job 36:27When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,
Job 38:27To fulfil the wilde and waste place, and to cause the bud of the herbe to spring forth?
Psalms 104:13He watereth the mountaines from his chambers, and the earth is filled with the fruite of thy workes.
Psalms 135:1Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Name of the Lord: ye seruants of the Lord, praise him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:2-12
A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7… Read the whole commentary →