Psalm 147:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.

New Living Translation
He covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures.

English Standard Version
He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.

Berean Study Bible
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

New American Standard Bible
It is He who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass sprout on the mountains.

NASB 1995
Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

NASB 1977
Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

Amplified Bible
Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass grow on the mountains.

Christian Standard Bible
who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills.

Contemporary English Version
He fills the sky with clouds and sends rain to the earth, so that the hills will be green with grass.

Good News Translation
He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.

International Standard Version
He shields the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth and making grass grow on the hills.

NET Bible
He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain, and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

New King James Version
Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

King James 2000 Bible
Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.

New Heart English Bible
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.

World English Bible
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.

American King James Version
Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

American Standard Version
Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

A Faithful Version
Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Which couereth the heauen with cloudes, and prepareth raine for the earth, and maketh the grasse to growe vpon the mountaines:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who couereth the heauen with cloudes: who prepareth rayne for the earth, who maketh grasse to growe vppon the mountaynes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Which couereth ye heauen wt cloudes, prepareth rayne for ye earth, & maketh ye grasse to growe vpon the mountaynes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who is covering the heavens with clouds, "" Who is preparing rain for the earth, "" Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,

Young's Literal Translation
Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up on mountains,

Smith's Literal Translation
Covering the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, causing the grass to spring up on the mountains.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and herbs for the service of men.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He covers heaven with clouds, and he prepares rain for the earth. He produces grass on the mountains and herbs for the service of men.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who hides Heaven with clouds; he gives rain upon the Earth and he makes the grass sprout upon the mountains.

Lamsa Bible
Who covers the heavens with clouds, who gives rain upon the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh the mountains to spring with grass.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, and green herb for the service of men;
















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