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Psalm 147:15

He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.

13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
14He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
16He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.
17He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?
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God's word running to the earth can stretch your sense of his rule beyond what you can see from one place.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 107:20He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.Both describe God sending his word; Psalm 107 names healing and deliverance as the effects of that word.
Job 37:12It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,Both describe God's command reaching the earth, with Job emphasizing that what he guides carries out his commands.
Job 34:29When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,Both speak of God's rule, though Job addresses his authority over nations and individuals rather than the speed of his word.
Matthew 8:13Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.Both portray speech with authority: God's command goes to the earth, and Jesus' words to the centurion accompany his servant's healing.
Psalm 33:9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.Both describe God's commanding word, with Psalm 33 stating that what he speaks comes to pass.
Matthew 8:8–9The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.The psalm praises God's commanding word; the centurion expresses trust that Jesus' word is enough to heal his servant.
2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,Both associate the Lord's word with speed: the psalm depicts it running, and Paul asks prayer for its spread.
Psalm 147:18He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.Both describe God sending out his word; verse 18 names melting and flowing waters as effects of his command.
Psalm 68:11The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.Both describe a word originating with God; Psalm 68 also names the great company who proclaim it.
Jonah 1:4But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.Both portray God sending something into the world under his authority: a command to the earth and a wind upon the sea.
Ezekiel 1:14The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.The shared image is swift movement: God's word runs in the psalm, while Ezekiel's living creatures move like lightning.
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Encouragement

This praise sets no timetable for a change in your circumstances. Its confidence rests in God's authority: he sends his command to the earth, and his word runs without delay.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).