Psalm 147:18

Verse 18 of 20. The 147th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

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 sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 147:18

When he pleases (v. 18) he sends out his word and melts them; the frost, the snow, the ice, are all dissolved quickly, in order to which he causes the wind, the south wind, to blow, and the waters, which were frozen, flow again as they did before. We are soon sensible of the change, but we see not the causes of it, but must resolve it into the will of the First Cause.

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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