For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
He speaks to the snow to be upon the earth, and He likewise directs both the small rain and the great rain of His strength to fall where He appoints. Snow and rain come at His command, not by chance or by merely human management. They belong among His great works in nature, displaying His wondrous power and knowledge. In them He shows His power and His control over the weather.
These works lie beyond full human comprehension, for no mind can fully trace how He governs them. Because they reveal such greatness, they call people to fear Him and to reverence Him. That reverence means not presuming upon what He has declared sacred. In the surrounding context, the rain He sends is said to come for correction, or for His land, or as an act of kindness.
He speaks to the snow to be upon the earth, and He likewise directs both the small rain and the great rain of His strength to fall where He appoints. Snow and rain come at His command, not by chance or by merely human management. They belong among His great works in nature, displaying His wondrous power and knowledge. In them He shows His power and His control over the weather.
These works lie beyond full human comprehension, for no mind can fully trace how He governs them. Because they reveal such greatness, they call people to fear Him and to reverence Him. That reverence means not presuming upon what He has declared sacred. In the surrounding context, the rain He sends is said to come for correction, or for His land, or as an act of kindness.