Commentaire sur Les Psaumes 148:8

and hail Heb. וברד, gresle or grezle in Old French, hail.

snow Heb. שלג, neyf or nayf in old French, snow.

and vapor וקיטור, an expression of a mist called bruine or broine in Old French, mist, fog.

a storm wind which performs His word and His mission. Our Sages said (Chag. 12b): These things were originally hidden in heaven, and David came and brought them down to earth because they are kinds of punishment, and it is not fitting for them to be hidden in the dwellings of the Holy One, blessed be He.