Psalms 147:18 - Exposition

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them (comp. Psalms 147:15 ). God has only to "speak the word," and all trace of winter disappears—hoar-frost, hail, snow, melt away, and the atmosphere is once more soft and genial. He causeth his wind to blow. The change usually comes With a change of wind, which, as with ourselves, is commonly cold from the north and east, warm from the west and south. And the waters flow . A thaw sets in, and soon all the watercourses are full of rushing streams.