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Psalms 147:18

147:17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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

He sends out his word, and melts them: he causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

147:19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. his word: Heb. his words

What does Psalms 147:18 mean?

Psalms 147:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁלַח (shâlach), דָּבָר (dâbâr), מָסָה (mâçâh).

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He
sendeth
outשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
his
word,דָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
and
meltethמָסָהmâçâh/maw-saw'/H4529to dissolve
them:
he
causeth
his
windרוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
to
blow,נָשַׁבnâshab/naw-shab'/H5380to blow; by implication, to disperse
and
the
watersמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
flow.נָזַלnâzal/naw-zal'/H5140to drip, or shed by trickling

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:18.

Exodus 15:8

And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 27:42

And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

Genesis 37:14

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. see: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Genesis 8:1

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

Genesis 8:7

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. to: Heb. in going forth and returning

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What does Psalms 147:18 say?

Psalms 147:18 (King James Version) reads: "He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow."

Is Psalms 147:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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