Psalms 18:11
11. dark waters—or, clouds heavy with vapor.
Isaiah 40:22
22. It is he—rather, connected with last verse, "Have ye not known?"—have ye not understood Him that sitteth . . .? (Isa 40:26) [MAURER].
circle—applicable to the globular form of the earth, above which, and the vault of sky around it, He sits. For "upon" translate "above." as grasshoppers—or locusts in His sight (Nu 13:33), as He looks down from on high (Ps 33:13, 14; 113:4-6). curtain—referring to the awning which the Orientals draw over the open court in the center of their houses as a shelter in rain or hot weather.
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