Psalms 147:8

147:7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

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

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

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

Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

147:9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

What does Psalms 147:8 mean?

Psalms 147:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כָּסָה (kâçâh), שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), עָב (ʻâb).

Hebrew interlinear

Who

coverethכָּסָהkâçâh/kaw-saw'/H3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

the

heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

with

clouds,עָבʻâb/awb/H5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse

who

preparethכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)

rainמָטַרmâṭar/maw-tawr'/H4306rain

for

the

earth,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

who

maketh

grassחָצִירchâtsîyr/khaw-tseer'/H2682grass; also a leek (collectively)

growצָמַחtsâmach/tsaw-makh'/H6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

upon

the

mountains.הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

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Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena Mountains Rain

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 147:8.

2 Samuel 23:4

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 7:19

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

Isaiah 44:4

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

Isaiah 5:6

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Job 38:34

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Psalms 104:14

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 147:8 say?

Psalms 147:8 (King James Version) reads: "Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains."

Is Psalms 147:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 147:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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