Psalm 147:8

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Summary

Psalm 147:8

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

Covereth

Isaiah 5:6

Prepareth

Bible References

Covereth

{Praise the Everlasting} O praise the name of the LORD! Praise it, O ye servants of the LORD;

so that when I bring in clouds upon the earth, the bow shall appear in the clouds.

And the seventh time he said, "Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like the palm of a man's hand." Then he said, "Go and say to Ahab, 'Put the horses in the chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.'"

He bindeth the water in his clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them.

He turneth the water to small drops, he driveth his clouds

By what way is the light parted, and the heat dealt out upon the earth?

I will lay it waste, that it shall neither be twisted nor cut, but bear thorns and briers. I will also forbid the clouds, that they shall not rain upon it.

Prepareth

Thou visitest the earth, thou waterest it, and makest it very plenteous. The river of God is full of waters; thou preparest man his corn, and thus thou providest for the earth.

Thou waterest the hills from above; the earth is filled with the fruits of thy works.

Which giveth rain upon the earth, and poureth water upon all things;

Are there any among the gods of the Gentiles, that send rain or give the showers of heaven? Dost not thou it, O LORD our God, in whom we trust? Yea LORD, thou dost all these things."

Children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God. For he hath given you a teacher of righteousness, and will make descend unto you the first rain and the later, as at the beginning.

Ye turn the law to wormwood, and cast down righteousness into the ground.

that ye may be the children of your father that is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to arise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth his rain on the just and unjust.

Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he showed his benefits, in giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

Elijah was a man, mortal even as we are, and he prayed in his prayer, that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.