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God's Transcendent Palace
Commentators explain that the image of God building his "chambers in the waters" is a poetic way to describe His majestic, heavenly dwelling. By using the unstable image of water or clouds as a foundation, the psalmist inspires awe, showing that God's power transcends our understanding of physics and that His home is in the most exalted, incomprehensible place.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 104:3
18th Century
Theologian
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters - The word here rendered “layeth”—from קרה qârâh—properly mean…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 104:3
19th Century
Bishop
Layeth the beams. —Literally, makes to meet. The meaning of the Hebrew word, which is an exact equivalent of the…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 104:3
19th Century
Preacher
Who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:
A masterly picture, as if the Lord stood erect upon the two…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 104:3
16th Century
Theologian
Laying the beams of his chambers in the waters—David now proceeds to explain at greater length what he had briefly stated under the figure…
John Gill
On Psalms 104:3
17th Century
Pastor
Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters
Or "his upper rooms" F9 ; one story over another being b…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 104:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the thin…