Psalms 147:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up `on' mountains,

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 5:10 : 10 Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.
  • Job 26:8-9 : 8 Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them. 9 Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
  • Gen 9:14 : 14 and it hath come to pass (in My sending a cloud over the earth) that the bow hath been seen in the cloud,
  • Ps 104:13-14 : 13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied. 14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
  • Ps 135:1 : 1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye the name of Jehovah, Praise, ye servants of Jehovah,
  • Isa 5:6 : 6 And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the thick clouds I lay a charge, From raining upon it rain.
  • Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou -- Thou hast done all these!
  • Joel 2:23 : 23 And ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, In Jehovah your God, For He hath given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causeth to come down to you a shower, Sprinkling and gathered -- in the beginning.
  • Amos 5:7-8 : 7 Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down, 8 The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day `as' night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah `is' His name;
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'
  • Jas 5:17-18 : 17 Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months; 18 and again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.
  • 1 Kgs 18:44-45 : 44 And it cometh to pass, at the seventh, that he saith, `Lo, a little thickness as the palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.' And he saith, `Go up, say unto Ahab, `Bind -- and go down, and the shower doth not restrain thee.' 45 And it cometh to pass, in the meantime, that the heavens have become black -- thick clouds and wind -- and the shower is great; and Ahab rideth, and goeth to Jezreel,
  • Job 36:27-33 : 27 When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour, 28 Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly. 29 Yea, doth `any' understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle? 30 Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered, 31 For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance. 32 By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting, 33 He sheweth by it `to' his friend substance, Anger against perversity.
  • Job 38:24-27 : 24 Where `is' this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth. 25 Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices? 26 To cause `it' to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it. 27 To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?
  • Ps 65:9-9 : 9 Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God `is' full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it, 10 Its ridges have been filled, Deepened hath been its furrow, With showers Thou dost soften it, Its springing up Thou blessest. 11 Thou hast crowned the year of Thy goodness, And Thy paths drop fatness. 12 Drop do the pastures of a wilderness, And joy of the heights Thou girdest on. 13 Clothed have lambs the flock, And valleys are covered with corn, They shout -- yea, they sing!

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    12By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.

    13Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.

    14Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

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    10Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.

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    7Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.

  • Job 38:26-28
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    26To cause `it' to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.

    27To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?

    28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

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    9Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

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    6For to snow He saith, `Be `on' the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.

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    27When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

    28Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.

    29Yea, doth `any' understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?

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    8Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

    9The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,

    10The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,

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    2Covering himself `with' light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

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    7Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

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    9Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God `is' full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it,

    10Its ridges have been filled, Deepened hath been its furrow, With showers Thou dost soften it, Its springing up Thou blessest.

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    15The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,

    16At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters `are' in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And He bringeth out wind from His treasures.

  • Jer 14:22
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    22Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou -- Thou hast done all these!

  • Isa 55:10
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    10For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

  • Heb 6:7
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    7For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

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  • Amos 4:13
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    13For, lo, the former of mountains, and creator of wind, And the declarer to man what `is' His thought, He is making dawn obscurity, And is treading on high places of earth, Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' His name!

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    8Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.

    9Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.

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    6Who is building in the heavens His upper chambers; As to His troop, Upon earth He hath founded it, Who is calling for the waters of the sea, And poureth them out on the face of the land, Jehovah `is' His name.

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    8Bird of the heavens, and fish of the sea, Passing through the paths of the seas!

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    71%

    34Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?

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    10Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.

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    13At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters `is' in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And bringeth out wind from His treasures.

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    6Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that `is' in them, Who is keeping truth to the age,

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    8The range of mountains `is' his pasture, And after every green thing he seeketh.

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    32By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,

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    12Drop do the pastures of a wilderness, And joy of the heights Thou girdest on.

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    18He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow -- the waters flow.

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    9A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

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    23And He hath given rain `for' thy seed, With which thou dost sow the ground, And bread, the increase of the ground, And it hath been fat and plenteous, Enjoy do thy cattle in that day an enlarged pasture.

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    8Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

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    15and I have given herbs in thy field for thy cattle, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied.