Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Holman Bible
laying the beams of His palace
on the waters above,
making the clouds His chariot,
walking on the wings of the wind,
International Standard Version
He lays the beams of his roof loft on the water above, making clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
A Conservative Version
who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
American Standard Version
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Amplified
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,
Bible in Basic English
The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:
Darby Translation
Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Julia Smith Translation
Framing his upper chambers in the waters: setting the clouds his chariot: going upon the wings of the wind.
King James 2000
Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:
Lexham Expanded Bible
the one who sets beams in the waters [for] his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot, who rides on [the] wings of [the] wind,
Modern King James verseion
He lays the beams of His upper rooms in the waters. He sets the clouds as His chariots; He walks on the wings of the wind;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the clouds thy chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
The Emphasized Bible
Building, in the waters, his upper chambers, - Who maketh clouds his chariot, Who passeth along on the wings of the wind;
Webster
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
World English Bible
He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
Themes
Angels » The lord creating the angels
Chariot » Figurative » Chariots of God
Chariots » Illustrative of » The clouds
Clouds » Called the » Chambers of God
Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
2 Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain, 3 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, 4 Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire.
Cross References
Amos 9:6
Who is building in the heavens His upper chambers; As to His troop, Upon earth He hath founded it, Who is calling for the waters of the sea, And poureth them out on the face of the land, Jehovah is His name.
Isaiah 19:1
The burden of Egypt. Lo, Jehovah is riding on a swift thick cloud, And He hath entered Egypt, And moved have been the idols of Egypt at His presence, And the heart of Egypt melteth in its midst.
2 Samuel 22:11
And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 18:10-11
And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
Psalm 139:9
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
Nahum 1:3
Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest is His way, And a cloud is the dust of His feet.
Matthew 26:64
Jesus saith to him, 'Thou hast said; nevertheless I say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds, of the heaven.'
Revelation 1:7
Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!
