Psalms 104:3

and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. ¹  He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind. ² 

biblegateway Psa 104:3

and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.

biblegateway Psa 104:3

He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;

biblegateway Psa 104:3

you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds your chariots; you ride upon the wings of the wind.

biblegateway Psa 104:3

You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings.

SABDAweb Psa 104:3

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

bibleoremus Psa 104:3

you set the beams of your chambers on the waters, you make the clouds your chariot, you ride on the wings of the wind,

biblegateway Psa 104:3

He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

biblegateway Psa 104:3

and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. ¹  He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind. ² 

¹ tn Heb “one who lays the beams on water [in] his upper rooms.” The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 44-45.

² sn Verse 3 may depict the Lord riding a cherub, which is in turn propelled by the wind current. Another option is that the wind is personified as a cherub. See Ps 18:10 and the discussion of ancient Near Eastern parallels to the imagery in M. Weinfeld, “‘Rider of the Clouds’ and ‘Gatherer of the Clouds’,” JANESCU 5 (1973): 422-24.