Psalms 147:17

“He casteth forth his ice like morsels, etc.] Divided like morsels, as the Targum; cut into pieces, like morsels of bread. This seems to have respect to hail stones, which sometimes fall like pieces of ice, and are very prejudicial to the fruits of the earth: this was one of the ten plagues of Egypt; and whereby also many of the Canaanites were destroyed in the times of Joshua, (<020923>Exodus 9:23 <061011>Joshua 10:11); and there is an exceeding great storm of hail yet to come, very dreadful; (see <661621> Revelation 16:21). This is expressive of the wrath, vengeance, and judgments of God upon men, by which he is known in various perfections of his nature; as his power, justice, and…”

“morsels--used as to food (Gen 18:5), perhaps here denotes hail.”

“He casteth forth his ice like morsels - The word rendered morsels means properly a bit, a crumb, as of bread, Genesis 18:5; Judges 19:5. The allusion here would seem to be to hail, which God sends upon the earth as easily as one scatters crumbs of bread from the hand. Who can stand before his cold? - Or, hail. The word is the same, except in pointing, as the preceding word rendered ice. The idea is that no one can stand before the peltings of the hail, when God sends it forth, or scatters it upon the earth. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Ice - Great hail - stones, which are of an icy nature, and are cast forth out of the clouds, like morsels or fragments. Next: Psalms Chapter 148”

“casteth: Psa 78:47, Psa 78:48; Exo 9:23-25; Jos 10:11; Job 38:22, Job 38:23 who can stand: Job 38:29, Job 38:30 Psalms 147:18”