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he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/147.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/147.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/147.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/147.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/147.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>It is</i> He who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass sprout on the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/147.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>He is</i> the One who covers the heavens with clouds, The One who provides rain for the earth, The One who makes grass to sprout on the mountains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/147.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/147.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/147.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/147.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/147.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He fills the sky with clouds and sends rain to the earth, so that the hills will be green with grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/147.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/147.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/147.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/147.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He shields the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth and making grass grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/147.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/147.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/147.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/147.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/147.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/147.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who is covering the heavens with clouds, "" Who is preparing rain for the earth, "" Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/147.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up on mountains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/147.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Covering the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, causing the grass to spring up on the mountains.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/147.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and herbs for the service of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/147.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 146:8>He covers heaven with clouds, and he prepares rain for the earth. He produces grass on the mountains and herbs for the service of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/147.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, makes grass sprout on the mountains, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/147.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/147.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who covers the heavens with clouds, who gives rain upon the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/147.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who hides Heaven with clouds; he gives rain upon the Earth and he makes the grass sprout upon the mountains.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/147.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who covereth the heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/147.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, <i><i>and green herb for the service of men;</i></i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/147-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=18155" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">It is Good to Sing Praises</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God, <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: ham·ḵas·seh (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">who covers</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the sky</a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: bə·‘ā·ḇîm (Prep-b:: N-cp) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">with clouds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: ham·mê·ḵîn (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">who prepares</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: mā·ṭār (N-ms) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">for the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2682.htm" title="2682: ḥā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- Green grass, herbage. Perhaps originally the same as chatsiyr, from the greenness of a courtyard; grass; also a leek.">who makes grass</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: ham·maṣ·mî·aḥ (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">to grow</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">on the hills.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26-28</a></span><br />to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives, / to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass? / Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13-14</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. / He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></span><br />They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains.</p><p class="hdg">covereth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/135-1.htm">Psalm 135:1</a></b></br> Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise <i>him</i>, O ye servants of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-14.htm">Genesis 9:14</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm">1 Kings 18:44,45</a></b></br> And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare <i>thy chariot</i>, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not… </p><p class="hdg">prepareth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></b></br> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, <i>which</i> is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13,14</a></b></br> He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></b></br> Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/143-9.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/140-9.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/psalms/109-19.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/145-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/146-6.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/146-6.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/85-13.htm">Prepares</a> <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Prepareth</a> <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Preparing</a> <a href="/psalms/111-5.htm">Provides</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Supplies</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-16.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-18.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-12.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-11.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/148-13.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/148-1.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm">Prepares</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Prepareth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Preparing</a> <a href="/psalms/147-9.htm">Provides</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-18.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-24.htm">Supplies</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 147</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-1.htm">The prophet exhorts to praise God for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">His power and wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">His mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-7.htm">His providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-12.htm">To praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">For his power over the elements</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">And for his ordinances in the church</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, clouds were often seen as a sign of God's presence and power, as seen in <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>, where God led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud. The imagery of clouds also connects to God's provision and protection, as clouds bring rain, which is essential for life. In <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11-16</a>, clouds are described as part of God's wondrous works, demonstrating His wisdom and understanding. The covering of the sky with clouds can also symbolize God's majesty and the mystery of His ways, as clouds often obscure the heavens, reminding us of the limits of human understanding.<p><b>who prepares rain for the earth</b><br>Rain is a vital element for sustaining life, and this phrase underscores God's role as the provider of all necessary resources. In the ancient Near East, rain was crucial for agriculture, and its absence could lead to famine and hardship. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a> speaks of God providing rain for the land in its season, a promise of blessing and abundance for obedience. Rain is also a symbol of God's grace and mercy, as seen in <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a>, where God sends rain on the just and unjust alike. The preparation of rain reflects God's forethought and care for His creation, ensuring that the earth is nourished and fruitful.<p><b>who makes grass to grow on the hills</b><br>This phrase illustrates God's nurturing power and His ability to bring life and sustenance to even the most challenging terrains. Hills and mountains in biblical geography often represent places of difficulty or barrenness, yet God causes grass to grow there, symbolizing His provision and the flourishing of life in unexpected places. <a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14</a> echoes this theme, where God is praised for making grass grow for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate. The growth of grass on the hills can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual growth and renewal, as God brings life and vitality to the hearts of His people. This imagery points to the abundance and generosity of God, who provides for all His creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (He)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the Creator and Sustainer of the natural world.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sky/heavens.htm">Sky/Heavens</a></b><br>The expanse above the earth, which God covers with clouds, demonstrating His control over the weather.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The recipient of God's provision through rain, symbolizing His care for creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hills.htm">Hills</a></b><br>Elevated areas of land where God causes grass to grow, illustrating His nurturing power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rain.htm">Rain</a></b><br>A vital element for life, prepared by God to sustain the earth and its inhabitants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>God is in control of the natural world, orchestrating the weather and seasons according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a></b><br>The rain and growth of grass are tangible expressions of God's provision, reminding us of His care for all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the earth relies on rain, we are dependent on God for our spiritual and physical sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The regularity of rain and growth reflects God's faithfulness in providing for His creation, encouraging us to trust in His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>Recognizing God's role in sustaining the earth calls us to be responsible stewards of the environment He has entrusted to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_147.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 147</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_36_27-28_scientifically_accurate.htm">In Job 36:27–28, which describes God’s hand in the water cycle, are there scientific inconsistencies in attributing weather events solely to divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_controlling_rain_conflict_science.htm">Isaiah 5:5–6: Does the claim that God can command clouds not to rain conflict with modern scientific understanding of weather? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._11_14_align_with_meteorology.htm">How can Deuteronomy 11:14’s promise of divine control over rainfall be reconciled with modern meteorological science? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_5_10_conflict_with_science.htm">In Job 5:10, how does asserting divine control over rain and crops stand against established meteorological science? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/147.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth.</span> In the parched and sultry East "clouds" and "rain" are a boon that we of the temperate West can scarcely appreciate. The cruel heat of the solar rays in a clear sky for weeks or months together causes a longing of the intensest kind for shade and moisture. Man and beast alike rejoice when the time of the autumn rains draws near, and the cloudless blue of the summer heaven gives place (of a sky that is gray and overcast (comp. <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25-41</a>; <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.</span> The "mountains," and even the plains of Palestine, are, with rare exceptions, completely burnt up at the close of summer, and show no verdure, but merely an arid sapless, brown or buff vegetation. When the" former rain" begins, a great change begins. Tender green blades of grass at once sprout up, and in a little time the whole country shows a tinge of verdure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/147-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">who covers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ḵas·seh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sky</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֨יִם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with clouds,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעָבִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> </span><span class="str2">An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who prepares</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֵּכִ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mê·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rain</span><br /><span class="heb">מָטָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṭār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאָ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who makes grass</span><br /><span class="heb">חָצִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2682.htm">Strong's 2682: </a> </span><span class="str2">Green grass, herbage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to grow</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maṣ·mî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sprout, spring up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the hills.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 147:8 Who covers the sky with clouds who (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/147-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 147:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/147-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 147:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>