PSA 104:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The floor joists for your rooms are laid across the clouds.
⇔ You make the clouds your chariot—
⇔ you walk on the wings of the wind.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐπαινεῖσθε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ· εὐφρανθήτω καρδία ζητούντων τὸν Κύριον.
(Epaineisthe en tōi onomati tōi hagiōi autou; eufranthaʸtō kardia zaʸtountōn ton Kurion. )

ULT You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds;
⇔ you make the clouds your chariot;
⇔ you walk on the wings of the wind.

UST You built your palace on the clouds.
⇔ You made the clouds to be like chariots to carry you.

BSB laying the beams of His chambers
⇔ in the waters above,
⇔ making the clouds His chariot,
⇔ walking on the wings of the wind.

OEB He lays the beams of his chambers on water.
⇔ He takes dark clouds for his chariot,
⇔ and rides on the wings of the wind.

WEBBE He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters.
⇔ He makes the clouds his chariot.
⇔ He walks on the wings of the wind.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV 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,

FBV You place the roof-beams of your house in the rainclouds. You make the clouds your chariots. You ride on the wings of the wind.

T4T You made/put your home in heaven, above the rain clouds in the sky, like a man puts the rafters of his house in place [MET].
⇔ You made/caused the clouds to be like chariots to carry you.

LEB • the one who sets beams in the waters for his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot,
• who rides[fn] on the wings of the wind,

104:? Hebrew “goes”

BBE The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:

Moff thou buildest thy chambers on the waters above;
⇔ thou makest clouds thy chariot,
⇔ thou ridest on the wings of the wind;

JPS Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;

ASV Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;
⇔ Who maketh the clouds his chariot;
⇔ Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

DRA Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

YLT 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,

Drby Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

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

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

KJB-1769 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
(Who layeth the beams of his chamber/rooms in the waters: who maketh/makes the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: )

KJB-1611 Who layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, who maketh the cloudes his charet: who walketh vpon the wings of the wind.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Who seeleth his vpper chaumbers with waters: and maketh the cloudes his charriot, and walketh vpon the wynges of the wynde.
(Who seeleth his upper chamber/rooms with waters: and maketh/makes the clouds his charriot, and walketh upon the wings of the wynde.)

Gnva Which layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the cloudes his chariot, and walketh vpon the wings of the winde.
(Which layeth the beams of his chamber/rooms in the waters, and maketh/makes the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. )

Cvdl Thou voltest it aboue with waters, thou makest the cloudes thy charet, and goest vpon the wynges of the wynde.
(Thou/you voltest it above with waters, thou/you makest the clouds thy/your chariot, and goest upon the wings of the wynde.)

Wycl be ye preisid in his hooli name. The herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad;
(be ye/you_all preisid in his holy name. The heart of men seeking the Lord be glad;)

Luth du wölbest es oben mit Wasser; du fährest auf den Wolken wie auf einem Wagen und gehest auf den Fittichen des Windes
(you wölbest it above with water; you fährest on/in/to the Wolken as/like on/in/to one Wagen and go on/in/to the Fittichen the Windes)

ClVg Laudamini in nomine sancto ejus; lætetur cor quærentium Dominum.[fn]
(Laudamini in nomine holy his; lætetur heart quærentium the_Master. )

104.3 Laudamini in nomine, id est, gaudete Christiani dici a Christo. AUG. Laudamini, non vetat laudari, si boni; si non, nisi in Domino, qui bonos facit. Laudamini in nomine. Quod alibi, In Domino laudabitur anima mea: quod ibi addit, audiant mansueti et lætentur: hic quoque quodammodo, lætetur cor, quasi dicat,

104.3 Laudamini in nomine, id it_is, gaudete of_Christani dici from Christo. AUG. Laudamini, not/no vetat laudari, when/but_if boni; when/but_if non, nisi in Master, who bonos facit. Laudamini in nomine. That alibi, In Master laudabitur anima mea: that there addit, audiant mansueti and lætentur: this too quodammodo, lætetur cor, as_if let_him_say,

UTN uW Translation Notes:

You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds

(Some words not found in UHB: the,lays_the_beams in/on/at/with,waters upper_chambers_of,his the,makes clouds chariot_of,his the,rides on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in wings_of wind )

“You build your upper rooms in the heavens.” This is referring to his house is so tall that the upper floor extends into the clouds.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

you make the clouds your chariot

(Some words not found in UHB: the,lays_the_beams in/on/at/with,waters upper_chambers_of,his the,makes clouds chariot_of,his the,rides on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in wings_of wind )

Here the clouds are described as carrying Yahweh as if they were a chariot. Alternate translation: “you make the clouds carry you like a chariot”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

you walk on the wings of the wind

(Some words not found in UHB: the,lays_the_beams in/on/at/with,waters upper_chambers_of,his the,makes clouds chariot_of,his the,rides on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in wings_of wind )

Here the blowing of the wind is described as wings on which Yahweh walks. Alternate translation: “you walk upon the wind”

Parallel PSA 104:3