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He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/104.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds your chariot; you ride upon the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/104.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/104.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks on the wings of the wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He sets up the clouds <i>to be</i> His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />laying the beams of his palace on the waters above, making the clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />laying the beams of His palace on the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and you built your home over the mighty ocean. The clouds are your chariot with the wind as its wings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh upon the wings of the wind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You lay the beams of your home in the water. You use the clouds for your chariot. You move on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He lays the beams of his roof loft on the water above, making clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, "" Who is making thick clouds His chariot, "" Who is walking on wings of wind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Framing his upper chambers in the waters: setting the clouds his chariot: going upon the wings of the wind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:3>You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />setting the beams of your chambers upon the waters. You make the clouds your chariot; traveling on the wings of the wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />you set the beams of your chambers on the waters, you make the clouds your chariot, you ride on the wings of the wind,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who layest the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds his chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He makes his lofty dwellings in the waters and sets his chariot above the clouds and walks upon the wings of the wind.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, Who makest the clouds Thy chariot, Who walkest upon the wings of the wind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12820" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7136.htm" title="7136: ham·qā·reh (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to light upon; causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers.">laying the beams</a> <a href="/hebrew/5944.htm" title="5944: ‘ălî·yō·w·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A roof chamber. Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room; figuratively, the sky.">of His chambers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ḇam·ma·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">in the waters above,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: haś·śām- (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">making</a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: ‘ā·ḇîm (N-cp) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">the clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/7398.htm" title="7398: rə·ḵū·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A chariot. From passive participle of rakab; a vehicle.">His chariot,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ham·hal·lêḵ (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walking</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kan·p̄ê- (N-fpc) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">the wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">of the wind.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-9.htm">Job 38:9</a></span><br />when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/26-9.htm">Job 26:9</a></span><br />He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a></span><br />The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-12.htm">1 Kings 8:12</a></span><br />Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a></span><br />I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a></span><br />Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a></span><br />After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:17</a></span><br />After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14</a></span><br />And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks on the wings of the wind:</p><p class="hdg">who layeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10,11</a></b></br> And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Amos 9:6</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD <i>is</i> his name.</p><p class="hdg">Maketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a></b></br> The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Matthew 26:64</a></b></br> Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></b></br> Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they <i>also</i> which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.</p><p class="hdg">walketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10</a></b></br> And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Psalm 139:9</a></b></br> <i>If</i> I take the wings of the morning, <i>and</i> dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">2 Samuel 2:11</a></b></br> And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Based</a> <a href="/ezra/6-11.htm">Beam</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/job/9-9.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/102-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/91-6.htm">Lays</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/103-7.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/102-20.htm">Making</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Rides</a> <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-42.htm">Walkest</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/103-16.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-12.htm">Based</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Beam</a> <a href="/songs/1-17.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/songs/3-9.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-7.htm">Lays</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Rides</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-3.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Walkest</a> <a href="/psalms/128-1.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/psalms/115-7.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/psalms/128-1.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 104</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">A meditation upon the mighty power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">And wonderful providence of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">God's glory is eternal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">The prophet vows perpetually to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/104.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/104.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of God's sovereignty and creative power. The "beams of His chambers" suggests a divine architecture, indicating God's control over the heavens. The "waters above" refers to the ancient Near Eastern cosmology where the sky was perceived as a solid dome holding back celestial waters, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-7.htm">Genesis 1:7</a>. This reflects God's authority over creation, emphasizing His ability to establish order in the universe. The imagery also connects to the Flood narrative, where God opened the "floodgates of the heavens" (<a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a>), demonstrating His power to both create and judge.<p><b>making the clouds His chariot</b><br>This phrase highlights God's majesty and mobility. In ancient cultures, chariots were symbols of power and warfare. By depicting clouds as His chariot, the text portrays God as a divine warrior, echoing themes found in <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Psalm 68:4</a>, where God rides on the clouds. This imagery is also reminiscent of the theophany at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a>), where God descended in a cloud. The clouds as His chariot signify His presence and readiness to act in the world, reinforcing His omnipresence and omnipotence.<p><b>walking on the wings of the wind</b><br>This phrase illustrates God's transcendence and mastery over nature. The "wings of the wind" suggests swiftness and freedom, attributes of God who is not bound by physical limitations. This imagery is paralleled in <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Job 38:24</a>, where God questions Job about the paths of the wind, underscoring His control over creation. The phrase also foreshadows Christ's dominion over nature, as seen in the New Testament when Jesus calms the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>), demonstrating His divine authority. This connection emphasizes the continuity of God's power from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, depicted as sovereign over creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/waters.htm">Waters</a></b><br>Symbolic of chaos and the primordial elements over which God has control.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/clouds.htm">Clouds</a></b><br>Representing God's majesty and His presence, often associated with divine appearances.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wind.htm">Wind</a></b><br>A symbol of God's spirit and power, demonstrating His omnipresence and omnipotence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The imagery in <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3</a> highlights God's supreme authority over the natural world. As believers, we can trust in His control over the chaos in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god's_presence.htm">The Majesty of God's Presence</a></b><br>The clouds as God's chariot remind us of His majestic presence. We should live with an awareness of God's nearness and His involvement in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_spirit.htm">The Power of God's Spirit</a></b><br>The wind symbolizes the Spirit of God, which empowers and guides us. We should seek to be led by the Spirit in our decisions and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_guidance.htm">Trust in God's Guidance</a></b><br>Just as God led the Israelites with a cloud, He guides us today. We should seek His direction through prayer and Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_creation.htm">Reflecting on God's Creation</a></b><br>Observing the natural world can lead us to worship and appreciate God's creative power. Take time to reflect on the beauty and order of creation as a testament to God's greatness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_104.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 104</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_charles_hodge's_beliefs.htm">What are the fountains of the great deep?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'god_on_clouds'_fit_science.htm">Psalm 68:4: How does portraying God as “riding on the clouds” align with modern meteorological understanding? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_were_days_counted_before_the_sun.htm">If Genesis describes the creation of the sun on the fourth day, how were there 'days' before the sun existed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_14_13-14_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Does Isaiah 14:13–14’s description of ascending to heaven reflect a literal cosmic event, and if not, why does the text use such lofty imagery?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/104.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Layeth the beams.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">maketh to meet </span>The meaning of the Hebrew word, which is an exact equivalent of the Latin <span class= "ital">contignare, </span>is clear from <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm" title="And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.">Nehemiah 2:8</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm" title="But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.">Nehemiah 3:3</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm" title="Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.">Nehemiah 3:6</a>, and from the meaning of the derived noun (<a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm" title="Let us go, we pray you, to Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go you.">2Kings 6:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm" title="But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.">2Kings 6:5</a>; <a href="/songs/1-17.htm" title="The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.">Song of Solomon 1:17</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters.</span> God forms himself an upper chamber, as a dwelling place, in "the waters that are above the firmament" (<a href="/genesis/1-7.htm">Genesis 1:7</a>), as a man builds himself an upper chamber with beams and rafters. <span class="cmt_word">Who maketh the clouds his chariot</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a>, "Behold, the Lord rideth upon a thick cloud"). <span class="cmt_word">Who walketh upon the wings of the wind</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10</a>). The anthropomorphism will be pardoned for the sake of the beauty of the imagery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">laying the beams</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֥מְקָרֶֽה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·qā·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7136.htm">Strong's 7136: </a> </span><span class="str2">To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his chambers</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ‍ֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ălî·yō·w·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5944.htm">Strong's 5944: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the waters above,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַמַּ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">making</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂם־</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śām-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clouds</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> </span><span class="str2">An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His chariot,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְכוּב֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḵū·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7398.htm">Strong's 7398: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vehicle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walking</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·hal·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wings</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנְפֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(kan·p̄ê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wind.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֽוּחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:3 He lays the beams of his chambers (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>