Psalms 85:11

85:11 Faithfulness grows from the ground,

and deliverance looks down from the sky. ¹ 

Psalms 148:4

148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,

and you waters above the sky! ² 

[85:11]  ¹ sn The psalmist already sees undeniable signs of God’s faithfulness and expects deliverance to arrive soon.

[148:4]  ² sn The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.