Translations
Modern
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
Traditional
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Literal
He sends out His word and melts them; His wind he makes blow, and the waters flow.
Latin
Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea; flabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquæ.
Original
Hebrew
English
He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
Notes
Simply by speaking his command, the Lord can change the season from harsh winter to refreshing spring (see Psalms 147:8; 148:5–6).
The psalmist calls for the Lord to be praised for restoring and blessing Zion, caring for the poor, displaying his power over nature, and revealing himself to his people.
The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).
Glossary
Topics
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