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Psalms 147:16
Psalms 147:16 is verse 16 of Psalms chapter 147, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
King James Version
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
World English Bible
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
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Psalms 147:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
15 He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
16 He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
17 He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
18 He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
Job 37:6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
Job 37:9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
Job 37:10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen.
Job 38:29From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,