(Ps 42:7; marg. R.V., "cataracts"). If we regard this psalm as descriptive of David's feelings when banished from Jerusalem by the revolt of Absalom, this word may denote "waterfalls," inasmuch as Mahanaim, where he abode, was near the Jabbok, and the region abounded with rapids and falls.

Only Ps 42:7 'Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts' (Revised Version margin 'cataracts'). The reference is prob. to the numerous noisy waterfalls in a stream swollen by the melting of the snow.