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Psa 147:8 — Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

covereth		Psa 135:1; Gen 9:14; 1Ki 18:44,45; Job 26:8,9; Job 36:27-33; Job 38:24-27; Isa 5:6
prepareth		Psa 65:9-13; Psa 104:13,14; Job 5:10; Jer 14:22; Joe 2:23; Amo 5:7,8; Mat 5:45; Act 14:17; Jam 5:17,18

Correlating Passages

covereth

	Psa 135:1	Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD.
	Gen 9:14	And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
	1Ki 18:44	And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
	1Ki 18:45	And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
	Job 26:8	He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
	Job 26:9	He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.
	Job 36:27	For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
	Job 36:28	Which the clouds do drop [and] distil upon man abundantly.
	Job 36:29	Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?
	Job 36:30	Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
	Job 36:31	For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
	Job 36:32	With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the cloud] that cometh betwixt.
	Job 36:33	The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.
	Job 38:24	By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
	Job 38:25	Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
	Job 38:26	To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;
	Job 38:27	To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
	Isa 5:6	And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

prepareth

	Psa 65:9	Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
	Psa 65:10	Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
	Psa 65:11	Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
	Psa 65:12	They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
	Psa 65:13	The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
	Psa 104:13	He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
	Psa 104:14	He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
	Job 5:10	Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
	Jer 14:22	Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].
	Joe 2:23	Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].
	Amo 5:7	Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
	Amo 5:8	[Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:
	Mat 5:45	That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
	Act 14:17	Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
	Jam 5:17	Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
	Jam 5:18	And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

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