Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent New Living Translation You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens; English Standard Version covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. Berean Standard Bible He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, King James Bible Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: New King James Version Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. New American Standard Bible Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain. NASB 1995 Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain. NASB 1977 Covering Thyself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain. Legacy Standard Bible Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain. Amplified Bible [You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain, Christian Standard Bible He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, Holman Christian Standard Bible He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, American Standard Version Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; Contemporary English Version and surrounded by light. You spread out the sky like a tent, English Revised Version Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: GOD'S WORD® Translation You cover yourself with light as though it were a robe. You stretch out the heavens as though they were curtains. Good News Translation you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tent International Standard Version you are wrapped in light like a garment, stretching out the sky like a curtain. Majority Standard Bible He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, NET Bible He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain, New Heart English Bible He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. Webster's Bible Translation Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: World English Bible He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionCovering Himself [with] light as a garment, "" Stretching out the heavens as a curtain, Young's Literal Translation Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain, Smith's Literal Translation Being covered with light as a garment: stretching forth the heavens as a curtain: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bibleand art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out the heavens like a tent; New Revised Standard Version wrapped in light as with a garment. You stretch out the heavens like a tent, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou coverest thyself with light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He is covered in light like a cloak. He has stretched out Heaven like a curtain. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; Brenton Septuagint Translation who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, 3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.… Cross References Genesis 1:3-5 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. / And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. / God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 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. Job 38:4-7 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ... Ezekiel 1:26-28 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. / From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking. Daniel 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. Matthew 17:2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. Revelation 1:13-16 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. ... 1 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. 1 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. James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. John 1:4-5 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. Treasury of Scripture Who cover yourself with light as with a garment: who stretch out the heavens like a curtain: with light Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. Matthew 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. stretchest Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: Isaiah 45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. Zechariah 12:1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Jump to Previous Cloak Clothed Coverest Covering Covers Curtain Garment Heaven Heavens Light Robe Stretched Stretches Stretchest Stretching Tent Thyself WrapsJump to Next Cloak Clothed Coverest Covering Covers Curtain Garment Heaven Heavens Light Robe Stretched Stretches Stretchest Stretching Tent Thyself WrapsPsalm 104 1. A meditation upon the mighty power7. And wonderful providence of God 31. God's glory is eternal 33. The prophet vows perpetually to praise God He wraps Himself in light This phrase paints a vivid picture of God's majesty and purity. The Hebrew word for "light" is "אוֹר" (or), which often symbolizes purity, holiness, and the divine presence throughout Scripture. In Genesis 1:3, God commands, "Let there be light," signifying the beginning of creation and His sovereign power. Light, in biblical terms, is often associated with truth and revelation, contrasting with darkness, which represents ignorance and evil. The imagery of God wrapping Himself in light suggests His unapproachable holiness and the glory that emanates from His being. It is a reminder of His transcendence and the purity that surrounds Him, setting Him apart from all creation. as with a garment He stretches out the heavens like a tent Putting on light as a robe; Spreading the heavens as a curtain. The psalmist does not think of the formation of light as of a single past act, but as a continued glorious operation of Divine power and splendour. Not only is light as to the modern poet, "Nature's resplendent robe, Without whose vesting beauty all were wrapt In unessential gloom," but it is the dress of Divinity, the "ethereal woof" that God Himself is for ever weaving for His own wear. Curtain.--Especially of a tent (see Song of Solomon 1:5, &c.), the tremulous movement of its folds being expressed in the Hebrew word. Different explanations have been given of the figure. Some see an allusion to the curtains of the Tabernacle (Exodus 26, 27). The associations of this ritual were dear to a religious Hebrew, and he may well have had in his mind the rich folds of the curtain of the Holy of Holies. So a modern poet speaks of "The arras-folds, that variegate . . . Verse 2. - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment. Light was the first thing created (Genesis 1:3), before either the heaven (Genesis 1:6-8) or the earth (Genesis 1:9, 10). In light God, the invisible, as it were, enshrouds himself, making it the image of his hidden glory. Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; or, "a canopy" (comp. Isaiah 40:22; Isaiah 42:5; Isaiah 44:25). The metaphor is taken from the stretching out or "spreading out" of a tent (see Isaiah 40:22).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He wrapsעֹֽטֶה־ (‘ō·ṭeh-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5844: To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself Himself in light א֭וֹר (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary as [with] a garment; כַּשַּׂלְמָ֑ה (kaś·śal·māh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8008: A wrapper, mantle He stretches out נוֹטֶ֥ה (nō·w·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend the heavens שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky like a tent, כַּיְרִיעָֽה׃ (kay·rî·‘āh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3407: A hanging Links Psalm 104:2 NIVPsalm 104:2 NLT Psalm 104:2 ESV Psalm 104:2 NASB Psalm 104:2 KJV Psalm 104:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 104:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 104:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 104:2 French Bible Psalm 104:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 104:2 He covers himself with light as (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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