Psalm 147:8

Translations

Modern

…who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

Traditional

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Literal

…to the One covering the heavens with clouds, the One preparing rain for the earth, the One making grass sprout on the hills,

Latin

Qui operit cælum nubibus, et parat terræ pluviam; qui producit in montibus fœnum, et herbam servituti hominum;

Original

Hebrew

English

…who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

Notes

Psalms 147:8

God has complete authority and power over the weather (Psalms 77:17–18; 78:26; 104:4; 148:5–6).

Psalms 147:7–11

Human achievements do not impress God, who commands nature. Instead, he finds joy in those who fear him.

Psalms 147:1–20

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.

Psalms 146:1–150:6

The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).

Related verses

Job 5:10
He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
Psalm 65:9–13
You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
Genesis 9:14
Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
Acts 14:17
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
Matthew 5:45
…that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Job 26:8–9
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
Psalm 104:13–14
He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
1 Kings 18:44–45
On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
Jeremiah 14:22
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Amos 5:7–8
There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.
Psalm 135:1
Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
Joel 2:23
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

Glossary

Hallel Heaven Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God Clouds: Often Cover the Heavens Clouds: Power and Wisdom of God Exhibited in Forming God: Providence of Grass: God: Causes to Grow Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning Mountains: Afforded Pasturage Praise: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Rain: God Prepares Rain: God should be Praised For The Earth: God: Waters

Psalm 147:8

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