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Psalms 104:2

104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

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He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.

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

Who cover yourself with light as with a garment: who stretch out the heavens like a curtain:

104:3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

What does Psalms 104:2 mean?

Psalms 104:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָטָה (ʻâṭâh), אוֹר (ʼôwr), שַׂלְמָה (salmâh).

Hebrew interlinear

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Who
coverestעָטָהʻâṭâh/aw-taw'/H5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll
thyself
with
lightאוֹרʼôwr/ore/H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
as
with
a
garment:שַׂלְמָהsalmâh/sal-maw'/H8008a dress
who
stretchest
outנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
the
heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
like
a
curtain:יְרִיעָהyᵉrîyʻâh/yer-ee-aw'/H3407a hanging (as tremulous)

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What does Psalms 104:2 say?

Psalms 104:2 (King James Version) reads: "Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:"

Is Psalms 104:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 104:2, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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