Psalms 104:3

Psalms 104:3 in other versions

• King James Version (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:
• New International Version (NIV)and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;
• New King James Version (NKJV)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,

Context of Psalms 104:3

1Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty. 2He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain, 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. 4He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant. 5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended.

Psalms 104:3 word by word

הַ֥מְקָרֶֽה בַמַּ֗יִם עֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יו הַשָּׂם־עָבִ֥ים רְכוּב֑וֹ הַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְ עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who layeth the beamsקָרָהqârâh · to lay beamsH7136
• of his chambersעֲלִיָּה‛ălîyâh · upper roomH5944
• in the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• who makethשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• his chariotרְכוּבrekûb · chariotH7398
• who walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• upon the wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307

Cross-references for Psalms 104:3

• Psalms 18:10He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.
• Amos 9:6He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The Lord is his name.
• Isaiah 19:1Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.
• Matthew 26:64Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
• Revelation 1:7(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)
• Psalms 139:9If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,
• 2 Samuel 2:11David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.
• Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished. He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.

Commentaries on Psalms 104:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3עליותיו במים המקרה hamekareh bammayim aliyothaiv . "Laying the beams of his chambers in the waters." The sacred writer expresses the wonderful nature of the air aptly, and regularly constructed, from various and flux elements, into one continued and stable series, by a metaphor drawn from the singular formation of the tabernacle, which, consisting of many and different parts, and easily reparable when there was need, was kept together by a perpetual…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters - The word here rendered “layeth” - from קרה qârâh - means properly to meet; then, in Hiphil, to cause to meet, or to fit into each other, as beams or joists do in a dwelling. It is a word which would be properly applied to the construction of a house, and to the right adjustment of the different materials employed in building it. The word rendered “beams” - עליה ‛ălı̂yâh - means “an upper chamber, a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3This poetic description pictures the clouds as beams that support the heavens.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. in the waters--or, it may be "with"; using this fluid for the beams, or frames, of His residence accords with the figure of clouds for chariots, and wind as a means of conveyance. walketh--or, "moveth" (compare Psa 18:10, 11; Am 9:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 104:3

• Blessing
• Chariot
• God
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

In the dictionaries

• Amen
• Bless
• Chamber
• Chariot
• Clothe
• Grow
• Manifold
• Refuge
• Renew
• Request

Commentaries on Psalms 104

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings