Psalms 147:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
American King James Version (AKJV)
He gives snow like wool: he scatters the hoarfrost like ashes.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.
Webster's Revision
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
World English Bible
He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
English Revised Version (ERV)
He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
Clarke's Psalms 147:16 Bible Commentary
He giveth snow like wool - Falling down in large flakes; and in this state nothing in nature has a nearer resemblance to fine white wool.
Scattereth the hoar frost like ashes - Spreading it over the whole face of nature.
Barnes's Psalms 147:16 Bible Commentary
He giveth snow like wool - He covers the earth with snow, so that it seems to have a clothing of wool. Compare the notes at Job 37:6 : "For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth."
He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes - As if ashes were strewed over the earth; or, as easily as one strews ashes.
Wesley's Psalms 147:16 Bible Commentary
147:16 Like wool - Not only in colour and shape, and softness, but also in use, keeping the fruits of the earth warm. Ashes - In colour and smallness of parts, as also in its burning quality.