Psalm 147:17

Verse 17 of 20. The 147th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

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He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 147:17

Jerusalem, and Zion, the holy city, the holy hill, are here called upon to praise God, v. 12. For where should praise be offered up to God but where his altar is? Where may we expect that glory should be given to him but in the beauty of holiness?

Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 147:12–20: Jerusalem and Zion Called to Praise to God; God's Favour to Israel.

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.