Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; --

New American Standard Bible

Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,
Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

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.

A Conservative Version

who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens 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:

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עטה 
`atah 
Usage: 17

thyself with light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

as with a garment
שׂלמה 
Salmah 
Usage: 16

the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence

1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour; 2 Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; -- 3 Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

Cross References

Isaiah 40:22

It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

Daniel 7:9

I beheld till thrones were set, and the Ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, and its wheels burning fire.

Isaiah 45:12

It is I that have made the earth, and created man upon it; it is I, my hands, that have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

Zechariah 12:1

The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth out the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth 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 only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom be honour and eternal might. Amen.

Hebrews 1:10-12

And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.

1 John 1:5

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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