147:18 He then orders it all to melt; 1
he breathes on it, 2 and the water flows.
148:8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, 3
O stormy wind that carries out his orders, 4
1 tn Heb “he sends his word and melts them.”
2 tn Heb “he blows his breath.”
3 tn In Ps 119:83 the noun refers to “smoke,” but here, where the elements of nature are addressed, the clouds, which resemble smoke, are probably in view.
4 tn Heb “[that] does his word.”