Psalms 147:18 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 147:18

He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Homily 57, on Psalm 147 (420)

He shall send forth his word, and shall melt them. Of that one of whom he had said, He sends forth his word to the earth: He shall send forth his word. Who shall send it forth? God the Father. And the Word was with God, and the Word was God. We have named the Father, we have named the Son: we cannot believe in a twofold number, unless the Trinity be completed. His spirit shall blow, and the waters shall flow.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them. When the frost is sharpest, and the ice is hardest, the Lord intervenes; and though he doth no more than send his word, yet the rocks of ice are dissolved at once, and the huge bergs begin to float into the southern seas. The phenomena of winter are not so abundant in Palestine as with us, yet they are witnessed sufficiently to cause the devout to bless God for the return of spring.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

God's Word, as a swift messenger, executes His purpose, for with Him to command is to perform (Ge 1:3; Ps 33:9), and He brings about the wonders of providence as easily as men cast crumbs.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יִשְׁלַ֣ח	yish.Lach	he sends	H7971 →
דְּבָר֣וֹ	de.va.Ro	word his	H1697 →
וְיַמְסֵ֑ם	ve.yam.Sem	and he melts them	H4529 →
יַשֵּׁ֥ב	ya.Shev	he makes blow	H5380 →
ר֝וּח֗וֹ	ru.Cho	wind his	H7307 →
יִזְּלוּ־	yi.ze.lu-	they flow	H5140 →
מָֽיִם׃	Ma.yim	waters	H4325 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 107:20
He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
leads to
- Matthew 8:8
  The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
- Psalms 103:3–4
  He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
- Psalms 147:15
  He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
- Psalms 147:3
  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- 2 Kings 20:4–5
  Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
Through
Psalms 33:9
For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
leads to
- Genesis 1:3
  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- Psalms 33:6
  By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 148:5–6
  Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

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Walks through Psalms 147

Mazzaroth

Twelve constellation groupings; one biblical word (Job 38:32). Bullinger and Seiss read them as a gospel-arc; modern critics trace their figures to Albumazar, not Adam. The objections below are presented at full strength, and the founder's own slot on the page is his to fill.

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The Star of Bethlehem — Edward Burne-Jones

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The Stars

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms