Psalm 104:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Coveringעֹֽטֶה־
(o·teh-)
5844a: to wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneselfa prim. root
Yourself with lightאֹ֭ור
(o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
as with a cloak,כַּשַּׂלְמָ֑ה
(kas·sal·mah;)
8008: a wrapper, mantlefrom simlah (by transposition)
Stretchingנֹוטֶ֥ה
(no·v·teh)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
out heavenמַ֗יִם
(ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
like a [tent] curtain.כַּיְרִיעָֽה׃
(kay·ri·'ah.)
3407: curtainfrom yara


















KJV Lexicon
Who coverest
`atah  (aw-taw')
to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll -- array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, surely, turn aside.
thyself with light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
as with a garment
salmah  (sal-maw')
a dress -- clothes, garment, raiment.
who stretchest out
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
like a curtain
yriy`ah  (yer-ee-aw')
a hanging (as tremulous) -- curtain.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

King James Bible
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Holman Christian Standard 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.

NET Bible
He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He is covered in light like a cloak. He has stretched out Heaven like a curtain.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You cover yourself with light as though it were a robe. You stretch out the heavens as though they were curtains.

King James 2000 Bible
Who covers yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:
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