The Meaning of Psalms 147:17 Explained

Psalms 147:17

KJV: He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

YLT: Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

Darby: He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

ASV: He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?

Discover Psalms 147:17

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 147:17?

MEANING: What does Psalms 147:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 147:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 147:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He casteth forth  his ice  like morsels:  who can stand  before  his cold? 

What does Psalms 147:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 147:12-20 - Peace And Prosperity
From Psalms 147:12 on there is a more personal address to Jerusalem and Zion. The thee and thou justify the application of the psalm to the spiritual condition of the Church and the individual. God's work in nature illustrates His dealings with His children. Are we strengthened against temptation, as a city with bars and bolts, blessed with peace, and filled with the fine flour of gospel truth? It is because He hath so appointed it by His commandment and swiftly-running word. Is it winter, the air full of blinding snowflakes; rime everywhere, as if the frost-king had powdered the earth and bound the waters with His chain? Be of good cheer; God is in it all. Winter is needed to pulverize the soil; but as soon as it has done its necessary work, the warm breath of His manifested love will breathe over desolations, and all the frost and snow will hasten to be gone. Will God give so much thought to garnishing the home in which His children live and neglect them? Besides, He has shown us so many wonderful judgments and such discoveries of His character, that He is pledged to us. Hallelujah! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 147

1  The prophet exhorts to praise God for his care of the church
4  His power and wisdom
6  His mercy
7  His providence
12  To praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom
15  For his power over the elements
19  And for his ordinances in the church

What do the individual words in Psalms 147:17 mean?

He casts out His hail like morsels before His cold who can stand
מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ קַֽרְח֣וֹ כְפִתִּ֑ים לִפְנֵ֥י ؟ קָ֝רָת֗וֹ מִ֣י יַעֲמֹֽד

מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ  He  casts  out 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַךְ  
Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
קַֽרְח֣וֹ  His  hail 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֶרַח  
Sense: frost, ice, ice crystal.
כְפִתִּ֑ים  like  morsels 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine plural
Root: פַּת 
Sense: fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece.
לִפְנֵ֥י  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
؟ קָ֝רָת֗וֹ  His  cold 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָה  
Sense: cold.
יַעֲמֹֽד  can  stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.

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