Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Holman Bible
He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,
International Standard Version
you are wrapped in light like a garment, stretching out the sky like a curtain.
American Standard Version
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Amplified
[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,
Bible in Basic English
You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
Darby Translation
Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; --
Julia Smith Translation
Being covered with light as a garment: stretching forth the heavens as a curtain:
King James 2000
Who covers yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:
Lexham Expanded Bible
[you] who cover [yourself] with light as [with] a garment, who stretch out [the] heavens like a tent curtain,
Modern King James verseion
covering Yourself with light as with a robe; and stretching out the heavens like a curtain;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou deckest thyself with light, as it were with a garment, and spreadest out the heaven like a curtain -
NET Bible
He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,
New Heart English Bible
He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
The Emphasized Bible
Putting on light, as a robe, Stretching out the heavens, as a curtain;
Webster
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
World English Bible
He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
Youngs Literal Translation
Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
Themes
Angels » The lord creating the angels
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Topics
Interlinear
`atah
'owr
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
1 Bless LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou are very great. Thou are clothed with honor and majesty, 2 who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, 3 who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
Cross References
Isaiah 40:22
[It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in,
Daniel 7:9
I beheld till thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat. His raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, [and] the wheels of it burning fire.
Isaiah 45:12
I have made the earth, and created man upon it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host I have commanded.
Zechariah 12:1
The burden of the word of LORD concerning Israel. [Thus] says LORD, who stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him:
Matthew 17:2
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
1 Timothy 6:16
who alone has immortality, dwelling in irreproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see, to whom is honor and eternal dominion. Truly.
Hebrews 1:10-12
And thou, Lord, at the beginnings founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
1 John 1:5
And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.