Psalms 104:3
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
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.
5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
- KJV
- Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
- WEB
- He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
- ASV
- Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
- DARBY
- Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
- BLB
- the One laying the beams in the waters of His upper chambers, the One making the clouds His chariot, the One walking on the wings of the wind,
- ÅB
- han som tømrer i vannene sine høye saler, han som gjør skyene til sin vogn, som farer fram på vindens vinger.
- OTB
- Han bygger sine høye saler på vannene;
Han bruker skyene som sin vogn;
Han farer på vindens vinger; - B1930
- han som tømrer i vannene sine høie saler, han som gjør skyene til sin vogn, som farer frem på vindens vinger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Amos 9:6
He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
Read in context2 Samuel 22:11
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Read in contextPsalms 18:10–11
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Read in contextIsaiah 19:1
This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
Read in contextNahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Read in contextPsalms 139:9
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
Read in contextMatthew 26:64
“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Read in contextRevelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
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