Psalms 147:8
Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.
9Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
Cross References
Genesis 9:14and it hath come to pass (in My sending a cloud over the earth) that the bow hath been seen in the cloud,
Job 5:10Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.
Job 36:27When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,
Job 38:27To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?
Psalms 104:13Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
Psalms 135:1Praise ye Jah! Praise ye the name of Jehovah, Praise, ye servants of Jehovah,
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 →