OET interlinear PSA 104:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ֥⁠מְקָרֶֽה בַ⁠מַּ֗יִם עֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥י⁠ו

the_[one,who]_makes_beams_for (Some words not found in UHB: the_[one,who]_makes_beams_for on,waters rooms_of,his_upper the_[one,who]_makes clouds chariot_of,his the_[one,who]_walks on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in wings_of wind )

The psalmist is speaking of Yahweh as if he were setting his upper chambers on the waters. This image pictures God’s dwelling place as being built above the sky, where the rain clouds are. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [It is as though you have set the upper chambers of your home on the waters in the sky]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠שָּׂם־עָבִ֥ים רְכוּב֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: the_[one,who]_makes_beams_for on,waters rooms_of,his_upper the_[one,who]_makes clouds chariot_of,his the_[one,who]_walks on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in wings_of wind )

The psalmist is speaking of Yahweh as if he were a king or mighty warrior who rode across the sky with the clouds serving as his chariot. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [It is as though you ride the clouds like chariots]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַֽ֝⁠מְהַלֵּ֗ךְ עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ

(Some words not found in UHB: the_[one,who]_makes_beams_for on,waters rooms_of,his_upper the_[one,who]_makes clouds chariot_of,his the_[one,who]_walks on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in wings_of wind )

The psalmist is speaking of Yahweh as if he were someone who could walk on the wings of the wind. He means that Yahweh moves about freely and swiftly, as if he were riding on the wind itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you move about freely as though you were flying along with the wind]