Psalm 104:2

Translations

Modern

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Traditional

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Literal

Covering Himself with light as a garment, stretching out the heavens like a curtain,

Latin

…amictus lumine sicut vestimento. Extendens cælum sicut pellem,

Original

Hebrew

English

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Notes

Psalms 104:2–4

The psalmist refers to two days of creation (see Genesis 1:1–8), when God created the heavens and the light.

Psalms 104:1–35

This creation hymn (see also Psalms 8, 33, 145) praises God's goodness and greatness. The psalmist thinks about the current world, the original creation, and a future new creation. He views both creations as wonderfully and wisely made (compare Psalm 139:14), as the work of the Lord's Spirit (104:30; Genesis 1:2; 2 Corinthians 3:6).

Theme notes and profiles

David Beauty in Nature Blessing The Creator-King

Related verses

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.
Isaiah 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.
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.
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.
Matthew 17:2
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
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.
Hebrews 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.
Zechariah 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:

Glossary

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