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Psalm 147:18-19 KJV
Psalms · chapter 147 · verses 18–19
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.Psalm 147:18-19 · King James Version
Psalm 147:18-19 in context
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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Key words (Strong's)
- judgmentsmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- statuteschôqan enactmentH2706 →
- meltethmâçâhto dissolveH4529 →
- shewethnâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- watersmayimwaterH4325 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- worddâbâra wordH1697 →
- windrûwachwindH7307 →
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Jerusalem, and Zion, the holy city, the holy hill, are here called upon to praise God, Psa 147:12. 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? Let the inhabitants of Jerusalem praise the Lord in their own…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-20