Psalms 78:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.”
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BSBPD
“Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 78:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
- 2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
- 2 Kings 7:19And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”
- Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
- Malachi 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
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