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Psa. 147:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Cross References

covereth.

Psa. 135:1• ¹Praise ye Jah . Praise the name of Jehovah;{HR}Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, (Psa. 135:1)

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Gen. 9:14• ¹⁴And it shall come to pass when I bring clouds over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud, (Gen. 9:14)

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1 Kings 18:44‑45• ⁴⁴And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand, arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
⁴⁵And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. (1 Kings 18:44‑45)

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Job 26:8‑9• ⁸He bindeth up waters in his thick clouds,{HR}And the cloud is not rent under them.
⁹He fasteneth the face of the throne,{HR}He spreadeth over it his cloud. (Job 26:8‑9)

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Job 36:27‑33• ²⁷When he draineth off the drops of water,{HR}They condense into rain in place of its mist,
²⁸So that clouds drop, they distil copiously on man.
²⁹Yea, doth one understand the spreading of the cloud?{HR}The noises of his tabernacle?
³⁰Lo! He hath spread over it his light,{HR}And hath covered the depths of the sea.
³¹For by them he judgeth the nations;{HR}He giveth, food in abundance.
³²On both hands he covereth lightning,{HR}And giveth it a charge in striking.
³³The noise of it announceth concerning him,{HR}Store of wrath against perversity. (Job 36:27‑33)

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Job 38:24‑27• ²⁴Where is the way the light is distributed,{HR}The east wind is dispersed over the earth?
²⁵Who divideth watercourses for the torrents,{HR}Or a way for the lightning of thunder,
²⁶To cause it to rain on the land [where is] no man.{HR}The wilderness wherein [is] no man,
²⁷To satisfy the desolate and waste,{HR}And to make the place of the green herb to sprout? (Job 38:24‑27)

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Isa. 5:6• ⁶and I will lay it waste—it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. (Isa. 5:6)

prepareth.

Psa. 65:9‑13• ⁹Thou hast visited the earth and watered it greatly wilt thou enrich it:{HR}The river of God is full of water;{HR}Thou preparest their corn,{HR}For so thou preparest it (the earth).
¹⁰Its furrows thou dost water,{HR}Thou dost break down its ridges;{HR}With showers thou wilt soften it;{HR}Its springing thou wilt bless.
¹¹Thou crownest the year [with] thy goodness,{HR}And thy paths drop fatness.
¹²They drop [on] the pastures of the wilderness,{HR}And the hills are girded with joy.
¹³The sheep-walks are clothed with the sheep,{HR}And the valleys are covered with corn;{HR}They shout for joy, yea, they sing. (Psa. 65:9‑13)

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Psa. 104:13‑14• ¹³He watereth mountains from his chambers;{HR}From fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
¹⁴He causeth to grow grass for the cattle{HR}And herb for the service of man,{HR}To bring forth bread from the earth; (Psa. 104:13‑14)

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Job 5:10• ¹⁰Who giveth rain on the face of the earth,{HR}And sendeth water on the face of the fields, (Job 5:10)

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Jer. 14:22• ²²Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art thou not he, Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. (Jer. 14:22)

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Joel 2:23• ²³Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. (Joel 2:23)

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Amos 5:7‑8• ⁷Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth.
⁸Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name: (Amos 5:7‑8)

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Matt. 5:45• ⁴⁵that ye may be sons of your Father that is in [the] heavens; for he maketh his sun rise on evil and good, and sendeth rain on just and unjust. (Matt. 5:45)

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Acts 14:17• ¹⁷And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness. (Acts 14:17)

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James 5:17‑18• ¹⁷Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed prayerfully that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.
¹⁸And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth sprouted forth its fruit. (James 5:17‑18)

J. N. Darby Translation

Who covereth the heavens with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains;

W. Kelly Translation

He covereth the heaven with clouds,{HR}He provideth rain for the earth,{HR}He causeth mountains to bring forth grass,