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Psalms 147:8

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

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הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬הhamkhasehthe coverכָּסָהdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the cover”, a verb used as a describing wordH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).שָׁמַ֨יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).בְּעָבִ֗יםbeavimin cloudעָבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in cloud”, the ordinary formH5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copseclay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).הַמֵּכִ֣יןhamekhinthe be fittedכּוּןdefinite article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “the be fitted”, a verb used as a describing wordH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…לָאָ֣רֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מָטָ֑רmatarrainמָטַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rain”, the ordinary formH4306rainrain.הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַhamatsmichathe bearצָמַחdefinite article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “the bear”, a verb used as a describing wordH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).הָרִ֣יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.חָצִֽירchatsirgrassחָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH2682grass; also a leek (collectively)grass, hay, herb, leek.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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;]

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῷ περιβάλλοντι τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐν νεφέλαις, τῷ ἑτοιμάζοντι τῇ γῇ ὑετόν· τῷ ἐξανατέλλοντι ἐν ὄρεσι χόρτον, καὶ χλόην τῇ δουλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων·