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Psalm 147:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 147:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 [a]He sends his command to earth;
his word runs swiftly!(A)
16 Thus he makes the snow like wool,
and spreads the frost like ash;(B)
17 He disperses hail like crumbs.
Who can withstand his cold?
Footnotes
- 147:15–19 God speaks through the thunder of nature and the word of revealed law, cf. Is 55:10–11. The weather phenomena are well known in Jerusalem: a blizzard of snow and hail followed by a thunderstorm that melts the ice.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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