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Psalms 147:8 Interlinear

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

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Psalms 147 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה	H3680	Who covereth	properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
2	שָׁמַ֨יִם׀	H8064	the heaven	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 r
3	בְּעָבִ֗ים	H5645	with clouds	properly, an envelope, i.e., darkness (or density, 2 chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
4	הַמֵּכִ֣ין	H3559	who prepareth	properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
5	לָאָ֣רֶץ	H776	for the earth	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6	מָטָ֑ר	H4306	rain	rain
7	הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ	H6779	to grow	to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
8	הָרִ֣ים	H2022	upon the mountains	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
9	חָצִֽיר׃	H2682	who maketh grass	grass; also a leek (collectively)

Psalms 147:8 (current)Who covereth the heaven with clouds who prepareth for the earth rain to grow upon the mountains who maketh grass