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Psalms 147:8
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Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
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Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
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He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Who coverethH3680 the heavenH8064 with cloudsH5645, who preparethH3559 rainH4306 for the earthH776, who maketh grassH2682 to growH6779 upon the mountainsH2022.
Original Hebrew
הַמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם ׀ בְּעָבִים הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים חָצִיר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֬ה |
ha/m.kha.Seh | H3680 | HTd/Vprmsa | who/ covers |
שָׁמַ֨יִם |
sha.Ma.yim | H8064 | HNcmpa | (the) heavens |
בְּ/עָבִ֗ים |
be./'a.Vim | H5645 | HR/Ncbpa | with/ clouds |
הַ/מֵּכִ֣ין |
ha./me.Khin | H3559 | HTd/Vhrmsa | who/ prepares |
לָ/אָ֣רֶץ |
la./'A.retz | H776 | HRd/Ncbsa | for the/ earth |
מָטָ֑ר |
ma.Tar | H4306 | HNcmsa | rain |
הַ/מַּצְמִ֖יחַ |
ha./matz.Mi.ach | H6779 | HTd/Vhrmsa | who/ causes to sprout |
הָרִ֣ים |
ha.Rim | H2022 | HNcmpa | mountains |
חָצִֽיר |
cha.Tzir | H2682 | HNcmsa | grass |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H2022 — הַר (har, har): a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
- H2682 — חָצִיר (châtsîyr, khaw-tseer'): perhaps originally the same as חָצִיר, from the greenness of a courtyard; grass; also a leek (collectively); grass, hay, herb, leek.
- H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
- H3680 — כָּסָה (kâçâh, kaw-saw'): a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy); clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare כָּשָׂה.
- H4306 — מָטַר (mâṭar, maw-tawr'): from מָטַר; rain; rain.
- H5645 — עָב (ʻâb, awb): (masculine and feminine); from עוּב; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse; clay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare עֲבִי.
- H6779 — צָמַח (tsâmach, tsaw-makh'): a primitive root; to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
- H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- covereth — Genesis 9:14, 1 Kings 18:44-45, Job 26:8-9, Job 36:27-33, Job 38:24-27, Psalms 135:1, Isaiah 5:6
- prepareth — Job 5:10, Psalms 65:9-13, Psalms 104:13-14, Jeremiah 14:22, Joel 2:23, Amos 5:7-8, Matthew 5:45, Acts 14:17, James 5:17-18
Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 1:11, Job 36:32, Job 38:26, Job 40:20, Psalms 65:10, Psalms 145:15, Jeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 10:13, Joel 2:22, 1 Corinthians 9:9
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: CLOUDS, EARTH, THE, MOUNTAINS
- Nave’s: BLESSING, GOD, METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA, PRAISE
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