Psalms 147:17

147:16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

147:18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

What does Psalms 147:17 mean?

Psalms 147:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁלַךְ (shâlak), קֶרַח (qerach), פַּת (path).

Hebrew interlinear

casteth

forthשָׁלַךְshâlak/shaw-lak/H7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

his

iceקֶרַחqerach/keh'-rakh/H7140ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystal

morsels:פַּתpath/path/H6595a bit

who

can

standעָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

his

cold?קָרָהqârâh/kaw-raw'/H7135coolness

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:17.

Genesis 18:22

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

Genesis 18:8

And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 147:17 say?

Psalms 147:17 (King James Version) reads: "He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?"

Is Psalms 147:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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