Psalm 147:16

Translations

Modern

He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;

Traditional

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

Literal

The One giving snow like wool, He scatters the frost like ashes,

Latin

Qui dat nivem sicut lanam; nebulam sicut cinerem spargit.

Original

Hebrew

English

He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;

Notes

Psalms 147:15–18

Simply by speaking his command, the Lord can change the season from harsh winter to refreshing spring (see Psalms 147:8; 148:5–6).

Psalms 147:1–20

The psalmist calls for the Lord to be praised for restoring and blessing Zion, caring for the poor, displaying his power over nature, and revealing himself to his people.

Psalms 146:1–150:6

The Psalter ends with five hallelujah psalms, so named because each begins and ends with Praise the LORD! (Hebrew haleluyah).

Related verses

Job 38:29
From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,
Job 37:6
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
Psalm 148:8
…lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
Isaiah 55:10
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,
Job 37:9–10
The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.

Glossary

Frost Hallel Music Psalms, Book of Sheep

Topics

God: Power of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Praise: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Water: Congealed by Cold

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