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his word runs swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/147.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He sends his orders to the world— how swiftly his word flies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/147.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/147.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He sendeth forth his commandment <i>upon</i> earth: his word runneth very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/147.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He sends out His command <i>to the</i> earth; His word runs very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/147.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sends His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/147.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The One who sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/147.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He sends His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/147.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sends his command throughout the earth; his word runs swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/147.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sends His command throughout the earth; His word runs swiftly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/147.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/147.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As soon as God speaks, the earth obeys. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/147.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; his word runneth very swiftly.<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 sends his promise throughout the earth. His word travels with great speed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/147.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He gives a command to the earth, and what he says is quickly done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/147.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He sends out his command to the earth, making his word go forth quickly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/147.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/147.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He sends his command through the earth; swiftly his order reaches its destination. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/147.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/147.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/147.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly. <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 sending forth His saying [on] earth, "" His word runs very speedily.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/147.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who is sending forth His saying on earth, Very speedily doth His word run.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/147.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Sending his word upon the earth, even till his word shall run quickly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/147.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/147.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 147:4>He sends forth his eloquence to the earth. His word runs swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/147.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He sends his command to earth; his word runs swiftly! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/147.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/147.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He sends forth his commandment upon earth; his word runs very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/147.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He sends his word upon Earth and his answer runs quickly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/147.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/147.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/147-15.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=18202" 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">14</span>He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: haš·šō·lê·aḥ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">He sends forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/565.htm" title="565: ’im·rā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Utterance, speech, word. Or memrah; feminine of 'emer, and meaning the same.">His command</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">His word</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: yā·rūṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">runs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="4120: mə·hê·rāh (Adv) -- Haste, speed. Feminine of maher; properly, a hurry; hence promptly.">swiftly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;…<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="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12-13</a></span><br />They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. / Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-29.htm">Jeremiah 23:29</a></span><br />“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-3.htm">Genesis 1:3</a></span><br />And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-8.htm">Matthew 8:8</a></span><br />The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">2 Peter 3:5</a></span><br />But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-9.htm">Psalm 33:9</a></span><br />For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-7.htm">Luke 7:7</a></span><br />That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Isaiah 45:23</a></span><br />By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-17.htm">Romans 4:17</a></span><br />As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-38</a></span><br />At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” / Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Ezekiel 12:25</a></span><br />because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He sends forth his commandment on earth: his word runs very swiftly.</p><p class="hdg">sendeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-9.htm">Psalm 33:9</a></b></br> For he spake, and it was <i>done</i>; he commanded, and it stood fast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Psalm 107:20,25</a></b></br> He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered <i>them</i> from their destructions… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-29.htm">Job 34:29</a></b></br> When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth <i>his</i> face, who then can behold him? whether <i>it be done</i> against a nation, or against a man only:</p><p class="hdg">his word</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Psalm 68:11</a></b></br> The Lord gave the word: great <i>was</i> the company of those that published <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-1.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:1</a></b></br> Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have <i>free</i> course, and be glorified, even as <i>it is</i> with you:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Command</a> <a href="/psalms/119-98.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">Oracles</a> <a href="/psalms/137-3.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Swiftly</a> <a href="/psalms/145-6.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/148-8.htm">Command</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-20.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Oracles</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-16.htm">Run</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-19.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/psalms/147-16.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Swiftly</a> <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Word</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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The imagery of sending forth a command suggests a king issuing a decree, highlighting God's role as the ultimate ruler. In biblical context, God's commands often relate to His creative power, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where He speaks the world into existence. The earth, representing the entirety of creation, is subject to His will. This reflects the belief in God's providence and His active involvement in the world. Historically, the Israelites understood God's commands as both His laws given to them and His control over nature, as seen in events like the parting of the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a>).<p><b>His word runs swiftly.</b><br>This phrase illustrates the effectiveness and immediacy of God's word. The metaphor of running swiftly conveys the idea that God's purposes are accomplished without delay. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, a king's word was powerful and executed promptly, reflecting the authority and efficiency of God's word. This can be connected to <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, where God's word is described as not returning void but achieving what He desires. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), who fulfills God's promises and executes His will on earth. The swiftness also suggests the unstoppable nature of God's plans, reinforcing the belief in His omnipotence and the certainty of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the sovereign ruler who commands the earth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>Represents the entirety of creation, which is subject to God's command.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/word_of_god.htm">Word of God</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's powerful and effective communication, which accomplishes His will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god's_word.htm">The Authority of God's Word</a></b><br>God's word is authoritative and commands the natural world. As believers, we should recognize and submit to the authority of Scripture in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as God's word swiftly accomplishes His will in creation, it is powerful and effective in our lives. We should trust in its ability to transform and guide us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_speed_of_god's_word.htm">The Speed of God's Word</a></b><br>The phrase "runs swiftly" suggests urgency and efficiency. We should be quick to respond to God's word and allow it to work in us without delay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reach_of_god's_word.htm">The Reach of God's Word</a></b><br>God's command extends to the entire earth, indicating its universal relevance. We should share the word of God with others, knowing it is meant for all people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reliability_of_god's_word.htm">The Reliability of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as God's word accomplishes His purposes in nature, it is reliable and trustworthy. We can depend on it for guidance and truth in every aspect of life.<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_psalm_67_at_odds_with_conditional_blessings.htm">Does Psalm 67 conflict with other biblical texts that portray God's blessings as conditional on obedience, rather than simply bestowed on anyone who prays?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_christians_view_environmentalism.htm">How do Christians perceive environmentalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_the_ice_age.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on the ice age?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_god_uses_weather_to_teach.htm">Job 37:6–7 suggests God commands the weather to teach humans their frailty; is there historical or scientific proof of this divine lesson? </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>(15) Psalms 33 is still in the poet's thought, and <a href="/context/psalms/147-6.htm" title="The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.">Psalm 147:6-7</a> especially; but some extraordinary season of frost seems to have kindled his inspiration, so that he not only elaborates but improves on his model. The word of God is personified as a messenger who runs swiftly forth to do his bidding, at first in binding the earth and sheaves up with frost, and then (<a href="/psalms/147-18.htm" title="He sends out his word, and melts them: he causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.">Psalm 147:18</a>) in suddenly thawing and releasing them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/147.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth</span>. Heavy crops, good harvests, abundant food, result from God's providential ordering of his world, to which he gives commands that are obeyed instantly, since <span class="cmt_word">his word runneth very swiftly</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/147-15.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 sends forth</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·lê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His command</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמְרָת֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> </span><span class="str2">Utterance, speech, word</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">His word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבָרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇā·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">runs</span><br /><span class="heb">יָר֥וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swiftly.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֝הֵרָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·hê·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4120.htm">Strong's 4120: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hurry, promptly</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/147-15.htm">Psalm 147:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 147:15 He sends out his commandment to (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/147-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 147:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/147-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 147:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:16" /></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>