By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,
Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light.
And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.
Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?
Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, `Behold us?'
Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;
He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.
and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.