Psalms 147:8
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Bible > Psalms > Chapter 147 > Verse 8
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 NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
Who coverethH3680 the heavenH8064 with cloudsH5645, who preparethH3559 rainH4306 for the earthH776, who maketh grassH2682 to growH6779 upon the mountainsH2022.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
הַמְכַסֶּה שָׁמַיִם ׀ בְּעָבִים הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר הַמַּצְמִיחַ הָרִים חָצִיר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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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 |
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 (hârâr) H2042; 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 (châtsîyr) H2681, 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 (kâsâh) H3780.
- H4306 — מָטַר (mâṭar, maw-tawr'): from מָטַר (mâṭar) H4305; rain; rain.
- H5645 — עָב (ʻâb, awb): (masculine and feminine); from עוּב (ʻûwb) H5743; 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 (ʻăbîy) H5672.
- 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 (shâmeh); 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 ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- 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; GRASS; MOUNTAINS; RAIN
- Nave’s: BLESSING; GOD; METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA; PRAISE
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