Psalms 104:2
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
3 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- KJV
- Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- WEB
- He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
- ASV
- Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
- DARBY
- Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain;
- BLB
- Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, stretching out the heavens like a curtain,
- ÅB
- Han hyller seg i lys som i en kappe, han spenner himmelen ut som et telt,
- OTB
- Du hyller Deg i lys som i et kledebon,
Du spenner ut himmelen som et telt. - B1930
- Han hyller sig i lys som i et klædebon, han spenner himmelen ut som et telt,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:12
It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
Read in contextDaniel 7:9
As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
Read in context1 John 1:5
And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
Read in contextZechariah 12:1
This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
Read in contextMatthew 17:2
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:16
He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
Read in contextHebrews 1:10–12
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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