Psalm 147:8-18

He Heals the Brokenhearted

8 He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares y rain for the earth;
he makes z grass grow on the hills.
 9 He a gives to the beasts their food,
and to b the young ravens that cry.
 10 His delight is not in c the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
 11 but the Lord d takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who e hope in his steadfast love.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
 13 For he strengthens f the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
 14 He g makes peace in your borders;
he h fills you with the i finest of the wheat.
 15 He j sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
 16 He gives k snow like wool;
he scatters l hoarfrost like ashes.
 17 He hurls down his crystals of m ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his n cold?
 18 He o sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.

  1. Cross References
    Job 5:10
    He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 104:14
    You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth
    Job 38:27
    To satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground sprout with grass?
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 104:27 - 28
    These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
  4. Cross References
    Job 38:41
    Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food?
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 33:17
    The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 149:4
    For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 33:18
    Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love.
  8. Cross References
    Nehemiah 7:3
    And I said to them, "Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 34:24
    For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land, when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.
    Proverbs 16:7
    When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
    Isaiah 60:17 - 18
    Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 132:15
    I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 81:16
    But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.
    Deuteronomy 32:14
    Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of Bashan and goats, with the very finest of the wheat - and you drank foaming wine made from the blood of the grape.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 148:8
    Fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
  13. Cross References
    Job 37:6
    For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,' likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
  14. Cross References
    Job 38:29
    From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven?
  15. Cross References
    Job 37:10
    By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast.
  16. Cross References
    Job 37:9
    From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 147:15
    He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
    Job 37:12
    They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world.
    Psalms 33:9
    For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
    Psalms 107:20
    He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
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