Psalms 147:15

147:15 He ¹  sends his command through the earth; ² 

swiftly his order reaches its destination. ³ 

Psalms 147:18

147:18 He then orders it all to melt; ⁴ 

he breathes on it, ⁵  and the water flows.

[147:15]  ¹ tn Heb “the one who.”

[147:15]  ² tn Heb “the one who sends his word, the earth.” The Hebrew term אֶרֶץ (’erets, “earth”) is an adverbial accusative; one must supply a preposition before it (such as “through” or “to”) in the English translation.

[147:15]  ³ tn Heb “swiftly his word runs.”

[147:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “he sends his word and melts them.”

[147:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “he blows his breath.”