Psalms 147:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Who couereth the heauen with cloudes: who prepareth rayne for the earth, who maketh grasse to growe vppon the mountaynes.

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  • Job 5:10 : 10 He geueth rayne vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes,
  • Job 26:8-9 : 8 He byndeth the water in his cloudes, & the cloude is not broken vnder them. 9 He holdeth backe the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloude before it.
  • Gen 9:14 : 14 And it shall come to passe, that when I bryng a cloude vpon the earth, the bowe also shalbe seene in ye same cloude.
  • Ps 104:13-14 : 13 He watereth the hilles from aboue: the earth is replenished with the fruite of thy workes. 14 He causeth grasse to growe for cattell: and hearbes for the vse of man.
  • Ps 135:1 : 1 Prayse ye the Lorde, prayse ye the name of God: prayse it ye seruauntes of God.
  • Isa 5:6 : 6 I wyll lay it waste, it shall neither be digged nor cut, but beare thornes and briers: I wyll also forbyd the cloudes that they shall not rayne vpon it.
  • Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne, or geue the showres from heauen? Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God? we wyll trust in thee, for thou doest all these thynges.
  • Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad then ye children of Sion, and reioyce in the Lorde your God: for he hath geuen you moderate rayne, & he wyll sende downe for you the rayne, euen the first rayne & the latter rayne, in the first moneth.
  • Amos 5:7-8 : 7 They turne iudgement to wormewood, and forsake righteousnesse in the earth. 8 He maketh the seuen starres and Orion, and he turneth the shadowe of death into the morning, and he maketh the day darke as night: he calleth the waters of the sea, and powreth them out vpon the open earth, the Lorde is his name.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 That ye may be the chyldren of your father, which is in heauen. For he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll, and on the good, and sendeth rayne on the iust, and on the vniust.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 Neuerthelesse, he left not hym selfe without witnesse, in that he shewed his benefites from heauen, in geuyng vs rayne and fruitefull seasons, fillyng our heartes with foode and gladnesse.
  • Jas 5:17-18 : 17 Elias was a man vnder infirmities euen as we are, and he prayed in his prayer that it myght not rayne: and it rayned not on the earth by the space of three yeres and sixe monethes. 18 And he prayed againe, and the heauen gaue rayne, & the earth brought foorth her fruite.
  • 1 Kgs 18:44-45 : 44 And it fortuned that at the seuenth time, he sayde: Beholde there aryseth a litle cloude of the sea lyke a mans hand. He sayde: Go, and say vnto Ahab, Make fast thy charet and get thee downe, that the rayne stoppe thee not. 45 And it came to passe, that in the meane whyle the heauen was blacke with cloudes and winde, & there was a great rayne: And Ahab gat vp, and came to Iezrahel.
  • Job 36:27-33 : 27 Sometime he restrayneth the rayne, and againe he sendeth rayne by his cloudes: 28 Which rayne the cloudes do droppe, and let fall aboundantly vpon men. 29 Who can consider the spreadinges out of his cloudes, the coueringes of his tabernacle? 30 Behold, he doth stretch his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea. 31 For by these gouerneth he his people, and geueth them aboundance of meate. 32 With the cloudes he hydeth the light, and at his commaundement it breaketh out: 33 Which dashing vpon the next cloudes, shew tokens of wrath.
  • Job 38:24-27 : 24 By what way is the light parted? and into what land breaketh the east winde? 25 Who deuideth the waters into diuers chanels? or who maketh a way for the lightening and thunder, 26 To cause it to rayne on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernesse where none inhabiteth? 27 To satisfie the desolate and waste grounde, and to cause the budde of the hearbe to spring foorth.
  • Ps 65:9-9 : 9 Thou visitest the earth, and thou makest it ouerflowne, thou enrichest it greatly: the riuer of God is full of water, thou preparest their corne, for so thou ordaynest it. 10 Thou waterest her forowes, thou breakest downe her hillockes: thou makest it soft with the drops of rayne, and blessest the increase of it. 11 Thou crownest the yere with thy goodnes: and thy cloudes drop fatnes. 12 They drop vpon the dwellinges of the wyldernesse: and hilles be compassed with ioy. 13 The downes be couered with sheepe: the valleys stande thicke with corne so that they showte for ioy and also sing.

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  • Ps 104:12-14
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    12The foules of the ayre haue their habitation nigh vnto them: singing out of the midst of the bowes of trees.

    13He watereth the hilles from aboue: the earth is replenished with the fruite of thy workes.

    14He causeth grasse to growe for cattell: and hearbes for the vse of man.

  • Job 5:10
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    10He geueth rayne vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes,

  • Ps 135:7
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    7He causeth cloudes to ascende from the lowest part of the earth: he maketh it to lighten when it rayneth, he bringeth wyndes out of his treasure houses.

  • Job 38:26-28
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    26To cause it to rayne on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernesse where none inhabiteth?

    27To satisfie the desolate and waste grounde, and to cause the budde of the hearbe to spring foorth.

    28Who is the father of the rayne? or who hath begotten the droppes of the deawe?

  • Ps 147:9
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    9He geueth vnto cattell their foode: euen vnto Rauens which call for it.

  • Job 37:6
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    6He commaundeth the snow, and it falleth vpon earth: he geueth the rayne a charge, and the showres haue their strength and fall downe.

  • Job 36:27-29
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    27Sometime he restrayneth the rayne, and againe he sendeth rayne by his cloudes:

    28Which rayne the cloudes do droppe, and let fall aboundantly vpon men.

    29Who can consider the spreadinges out of his cloudes, the coueringes of his tabernacle?

  • Ps 148:8-10
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    8Fire and hayle, snowe and vapours: stormie wynde fulfyllyng his worde.

    9Mountaynes and all hylles: fruitfull trees and all Cedars.

    10Beastes and all cattell: wormes and fethered foules.

  • Ps 104:2-3
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    2Who is decked with light as it were with a garment: spreadyng out the heauens like a curtayne.

    3Who seeleth his vpper chaumbers with waters: and maketh the cloudes his charriot, and walketh vpon the wynges of the wynde.

  • Ps 147:7
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    7Syng ye vnto God with a confession: syng psalmes vpon the Harpe vnto our Lorde.

  • Zech 10:1
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    1Pray the Lorde then betimes to geue the latter rayne, so shall the Lorde make bright cloudes, and geue you rayne inough, and to euery one grasse in the fielde.

  • Ps 65:9-10
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    9Thou visitest the earth, and thou makest it ouerflowne, thou enrichest it greatly: the riuer of God is full of water, thou preparest their corne, for so thou ordaynest it.

    10Thou waterest her forowes, thou breakest downe her hillockes: thou makest it soft with the drops of rayne, and blessest the increase of it.

  • Ps 72:6
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    6He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth.

  • Jer 51:15-16
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    15Yea euen the Lorde of hoastes that with his power made the earth, with his wisdome prepared the round world, and with his discretion spread out the heauens.

    16Assoone as he letteth his voyce be hearde, the waters in the ayre waxe fierce: he draweth vp the cloudes from the endes of the earth, he turneth the lightnynges to rayne, he bryngeth the wyndes out of their secrete places.

  • Jer 14:22
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    22Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne, or geue the showres from heauen? Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God? we wyll trust in thee, for thou doest all these thynges.

  • Isa 55:10
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    10And lyke as the rayne and snowe commeth downe from heauen, and returneth not thyther agayne, but watereth the earth, maketh it fruitfull and greene, that it may geue corne vnto the sower, and bread to hym that eateth:

  • Heb 6:7
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    7For the earth which drynketh in the rayne that commeth oft vppon it, and bringeth foorth hearbes meete for them by whom also it is dressed, receaueth blessyng of God:

  • Job 37:11
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    11He maketh the cloudes to labour in geuing moystnesse, and againe with his light he dryueth away the cloude.

  • Amos 4:13
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    13For lo, he that fourmeth the mountaynes, and createth the winde, and declareth vnto man what is his thought, whiche maketh the morning darkenesse, and walketh vpon the hie places of the earth, the Lorde God of hoastes is his name.

  • Ps 104:8
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    8The hilles mount aloft: and the valleys settle downe beneath vnto the place where thou hast layde a foundation for them.

  • Job 26:8-9
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    8He byndeth the water in his cloudes, & the cloude is not broken vnder them.

    9He holdeth backe the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloude before it.

  • Amos 9:6
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    6He buyldeth his spheres in the heauen, & hath layde the foundation of his globe of elementes on the earth: he calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out vpon the open earth, the Lorde is his name.

  • Ps 8:8
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    8the foules of the ayre, and the fishe of the sea, and whatsoeuer swymmeth in the seas.

  • Job 38:34
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    34Moreouer, canst thou lift vp thy voyce to the cloudes, that they may powre downe a great rayne vpon thee?

  • Ps 104:10
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    10Who also causeth the springes which runne betweene the hilles: to flowe into the riuers.

  • Ps 104:32
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    32He beholdeth the earth, & it trembleth: he toucheth the hilles, and they smoke.

  • Jer 10:13
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    13At his voyce the waters gathered together in the ayre, he draweth vp the cloudes from the vttermost partes of the earth, he turneth lightning to raine, and bringeth foorth the windes out of their treasures.

  • Ps 146:6
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    6Who executeth iudgement for those that are oppressed with wrong: who geueth foode to the hungry.

  • Job 39:8
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    8But seeke their pasture about the mountaines, and folowe the greene grasse.

  • Isa 40:22
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    22It is he that sitteth vpon the circle of the world, whose inhabiters are in comparison of him but as grashoppers: he spreadeth out the heauens as a couering, he stretcheth them out as a tent to dwell in.

  • Job 36:32
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    32With the cloudes he hydeth the light, and at his commaundement it breaketh out:

  • Ps 65:12
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    12They drop vpon the dwellinges of the wyldernesse: and hilles be compassed with ioy.

  • Ps 147:18
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    18He sendeth foorth his worde and melteth them: he bloweth with his winde, and the waters flowe.

  • Ps 68:9
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    9Thou O Lorde dydst cause rayne to fall at thy gratious pleasure: and when thine inheritaunce was weery, thou dydst hearten it.

  • Isa 30:23
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    23Then shall God geue rayne vnto thy seede, that thou shalt sowe the grounde withall, and bread of the increase of the earth, whiche shalbe fat and very plenteous: in that day also shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures.

  • Job 9:8
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    8He hym selfe alone spreadeth out the heauens, and goeth vpon the waues of the sea.

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    1To the chiefe musition vpon Gittith, a psalme of Dauid. O God our Lorde, howe excellent is thy name in all the earth? for that thou hast set thy glory aboue the heauens.

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    15And I will sende grasse in thy fieldes for thy cattel, that thou mayest eate and fyll thy selfe.