Psalms

Psalm 147:8–9

⁸who covers the sky with clouds,

who prepares rain for the earth,

who makes grass to grow on the hills.

⁹He provides food for the animals,

and for the young ravens when they call.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who covers	הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה	ham·ḵas·seh	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3680 cover
the sky	שָׁמַ֨יִם׀	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
with clouds	בְּעָבִ֗ים	bə·‘ā·ḇîm	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
who prepares	הַמֵּכִ֣ין	ham·mê·ḵîn	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
rain	מָטָ֑ר	mā·ṭār	Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
for the earth	לָאָ֣רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
who makes grass	חָצִֽיר׃	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
to grow	הַמַּצְמִ֖יחַ	ham·maṣ·mî·aḥ	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
on the hills	הָרִ֣ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He provides	נוֹתֵ֣ן	nō·w·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
food	לַחְמָ֑הּ	laḥ·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3899 bread, food
for the animals	לִבְהֵמָ֣ה	liḇ·hê·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and for the young	לִבְנֵ֥י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
ravens	עֹ֝רֵ֗ב	‘ō·rêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6158 raven
when they call	יִקְרָֽאוּ׃	yiq·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 147:8 Job 5:10 · Psalm 65:9–13 · Acts 14:17 · Job 26:8–9 · Genesis 9:14 · Matthew 5:45

Psalm 147:9 Psalm 104:27–28 · Job 38:41 · Matthew 6:26 · Psalm 136:25 · Luke 12:24 · Psalm 145:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.