Psalms 135:7
He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Psalms 135:7 in other translations
| BSB | He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses. |
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| WEB | He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries. |
| ASV | Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries; |
| YLT | Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures. |
| DARBY | Who causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; who maketh lightnings for the rain; who bringeth the wind out of his treasuries: |
| BBE | He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses. |
| Webster | He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. |
What does Psalms 135:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 135:4-7
4-7. God's choice of Israel is the first reason assigned for rendering praise; the next, His manifested greatness in creation and providence.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 135:5-14
God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.
Psalms 135:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 135:7
- Jeremiah 10:13
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
- Jeremiah 51:16
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
- Job 28:25-26
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
- Zechariah 10:1
Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
- John 3:8
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
- Psalms 148:8
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
- 1 Kings 18:41-45
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 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. …
- Job 5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
- Job 38:22-28
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; …
- Jeremiah 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.
- Genesis 2:5-6
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
- Psalms 107:25
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
148:8; Ge 2:5,6; 1Ki 18:1,41-45; Job 5:10; Jer 10:13; 14:22; 51:16
Zec 10:1
he maketh lightnings.Dr. Russel informs us that seldom a night passes at Aleppo without much lightning in the north-west, but not attended with thunder; and when it appears in the west or south-western points, it is a sure sign of the approaching rain, which is often followed with thunder. See the note on Job 38:26.
Job 28:25,26; 38:24-28
he bringeth
107:25; 148:8; Job 38:22,23; Jon 1:4; Joh 3:8
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Context
- Psalms 135:6
Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
- Psalms 135:7
He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
- Psalms 135:8
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
Psalms 135:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El hace subir las nubes del cabo de la tierra; él hizo los relámpagos para la lluvia; él saca los vientos de sus tesoros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Lui qui fait monter les vapeurs du bout de la terre, qui fait les éclairs pour la pluie, qui de ses trésors fait sortir le vent; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Dünste aufsteigen läßt vom Ende der Erde, der Blitze macht zum Regen, der den Wind herausführt aus seinen Vorratskammern; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui fecit luminaria magna, quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus: |