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Who can withstand his icy blast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/147.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/147.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/147.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/147.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He casts out His hail like morsels; Who can stand before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/147.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He hurls His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/147.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/147.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He casts out His ice like fragments; Who can stand before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/147.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he throws his hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/147.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He throws His hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand His cold? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/147.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/147.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God sends down hailstones like chips of rocks. Who can stand the cold? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/147.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/147.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He is the one who throws his hailstones like breadcrumbs. Who can withstand his chilling blast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/147.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He sends hail like gravel; no one can endure the cold he sends! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/147.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He casts down his ice crystals like bread fragments. Who can endure his freezing cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/147.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/147.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He throws his hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand the cold wind he sends? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/147.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/147.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/147.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/147.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Casting forth His ice like morsels, "" Who stands before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/147.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/147.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Casting his ice as morsels: before his cold who shall stand?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/147.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/147.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 147:6>He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/147.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He disperses hail like crumbs. Who can withstand his cold? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/147.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He hurls down hail like crumbs— who can stand before his cold?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/147.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/147.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He casts ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/147.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; Who can stand before His cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/147.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Casting <i>forth</i> his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/147-17.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=18214" 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">16</span>He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes; <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: maš·lîḵ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">He casts forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7140.htm" title="7140: qar·ḥōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Frost, ice. Or qorach; from qarach; ice; hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystal.">His hail</a> <a href="/hebrew/6595.htm" title="6595: ḵə·p̄it·tîm (Prep-k:: N-fp) -- Fragment, bit, morsel. From pathath; a bit.">like pebbles.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">can withstand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ya·‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7135.htm" title="7135: qā·rā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Cold. Feminine of qar; coolness.">His icy blast?</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.…<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/37-9.htm">Job 37:9-10</a></span><br />The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. / By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-29.htm">Job 38:29-30</a></span><br />From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven, / when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?<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="/job/6-16.htm">Job 6:16-17</a></span><br />darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow, / but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-30.htm">Jeremiah 36:30</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23-25</a></span><br />So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. / Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></span><br />And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Ezekiel 13:11-13</a></span><br />tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-20.htm">Matthew 24:20</a></span><br />Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-18.htm">Mark 13:18</a></span><br />Pray that this will not occur in the winter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Revelation 16:21</a></span><br />And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-6.htm">Job 37:6</a></span><br />For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></span><br />As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He casts forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?</p><p class="hdg">casteth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-47.htm">Psalm 78:47,48</a></b></br> He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23-25</a></b></br> And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-11.htm">Joshua 10:11</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, <i>and</i> were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: <i>they were</i> more which died with hailstones than <i>they</i> whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.</p><p class="hdg">who can stand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-29.htm">Job 38:29,30</a></b></br> Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/98-6.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Casts</a> <a href="/psalms/78-47.htm">Cold</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-3.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-13.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/psalms/105-32.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/psalms/118-18.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Hurls</a> <a href="/psalms/105-32.htm">Ice</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-22.htm">Morsels</a> <a href="/psalms/147-16.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/esther/9-2.htm">Withstand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/150-3.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-18.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Casts</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Cold</a> <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Hurls</a> <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Ice</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-8.htm">Morsels</a> <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-2.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Withstand</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/147.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/147.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He casts forth His hail like pebbles.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sovereign control over nature. Hail is often used in the Bible as a tool of divine judgment, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Exodus 9:18-26</a>) and the defeat of Israel's enemies (<a href="/joshua/10-11.htm">Joshua 10:11</a>). The imagery of hail being cast like pebbles suggests both the ease with which God commands the elements and the precision of His actions. In the ancient Near East, hail was a feared natural phenomenon due to its destructive power on crops and property, underscoring God's might and authority over creation. This also reflects the broader biblical theme of God as the Creator who governs the natural world (<a href="/job/38-22.htm">Job 38:22-23</a>).<p><b>Who can withstand His icy blast?</b><br>This rhetorical question highlights the futility of resisting God's power. The "icy blast" can be understood as a metaphor for God's judgment or the trials He allows. In the context of the ancient world, cold and ice were formidable forces, often associated with hardship and survival challenges. This phrase connects to other scriptures that speak of God's irresistible power, such as <a href="/job/37-9.htm">Job 37:9-10</a>, where God's breath produces ice, and <a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7</a>, where the breath of the Lord withers grass. It serves as a reminder of human limitations and the need for humility before God's omnipotence. The imagery also points to the ultimate authority of God, who alone can provide refuge and protection from His own judgments, a theme fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who offers salvation and peace with God (<a href="/romans/5.htm">Romans 5:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His power over nature.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hail.htm">Hail</a></b><br>A natural phenomenon used here as a metaphor for God's might and judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/icy_blast.htm">Icy Blast</a></b><br>Represents the cold, harsh elements that God controls, symbolizing His authority over creation.<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>This verse reminds us of God's ultimate control over the natural world. We should trust in His power and authority, knowing that He governs all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Power of God's Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of hail and icy blasts serves as a reminder of God's ability to execute judgment. It calls us to live righteously and be mindful of His holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god's_creation.htm">The Majesty of God's Creation</a></b><br>Reflecting on the natural phenomena described in this verse can lead us to worship and awe. We should appreciate the beauty and power of God's creation as a testament to His greatness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_protection.htm">Dependence on God's Protection</a></b><br>Recognizing the might of God's creation should lead us to seek His protection and guidance. We are reminded of our need for His shelter in the face of life's storms.<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/what_is_fiat_creationism.htm">What does the Bible say about our beliefs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_forget_our_sins.htm">Can God forget our sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_37_link_cold_to_god's_breath.htm">Why does Job 37:9-10 attribute ice and cold to the breath of God, when meteorology shows a clear natural process behind freezing temperatures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_view_human_strength.htm">(Psalm 147:10-11) How does God's supposed indifference to physical strength align with other biblical passages that celebrate or rely upon human might in battles and conquests?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/147.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Morsels.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">crumbs. </span>(<a href="/genesis/18-5.htm" title="And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort you your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are you come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said.">Genesis 18:5</a>; <a href="/judges/19-5.htm" title="And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said to his son in law, Comfort your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.">Judges 19:5</a>.) Doubtless the allusion is to hail.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/147.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He casteth forth his ice like morsels</span>; or, "like crumbs;" <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. in profusion, as men feed birds. The "ice" intended would seem to be that of hailstones. <span class="cmt_word">Who can stand before his cold?</span> Though the thermometer rarely shows more than six or seven degrees of frost in Palestine, yet the Oriental is as much chilled by such a temperature as the Englishman by one twenty degrees lower. He shivers in his light attire, and is very reluctant to leave the shelter of his house or tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/147-17.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">He casts forth</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(maš·lîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His hail</span><br /><span class="heb">קַֽרְח֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(qar·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7140.htm">Strong's 7140: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ice, hail, rock crystal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like pebbles.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְפִתִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·p̄it·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6595.htm">Strong's 6595: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fragment, bit, morsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can withstand</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His icy blast?</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֝רָת֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7135.htm">Strong's 7135: </a> </span><span class="str2">Coolness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/147-17.htm">Psalm 147:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 147:17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/147-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 147:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/147-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 147:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:18" /></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>