Psalms 147:8

6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
KJV
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
WEB
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
ASV
Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
DARBY
Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;
BLB
[to] the One covering the heavens with clouds, the One preparing rain for the earth, the One making grass sprout on the hills,
ÅB
ham som dekker himmelen med skyer, som lager regn for jorden, som lar gress spire fram på fjellene!
OTB
Han som brer skyer over himmelen,
Som sender regn over jorden,
Som får gress til å gro på fjellene.
B1930
ham som dekker himmelen med skyer, som lager regn for jorden, som lar gress spire frem på fjellene!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 5:10

    Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

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  • Psalms 65:9–13

    Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

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  • Genesis 9:14

    And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

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  • Job 26:8–9

    He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

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  • Acts 14:17

    Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

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  • Matthew 5:45

    That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

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  • Isaiah 5:6

    And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

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  • James 5:17–18

    Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

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