King James Version

Psalms 104:3

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

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הַ֥מְקָרֶֽהhamqarehthe floorקָרָהdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the floor”, a verb used as a describing wordH7136to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.בַמַּ֗יִםvamayimin waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).עֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יוaliotayvascentעֲלִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5944something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the skyascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.הַשָּׂםhasamthe putשׂוּםdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the put”, a verb used as a describing wordH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…עָבִ֥יםavimcloudעָבnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “cloud”, the ordinary formH5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copseclay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).רְכוּב֑וֹrekhuvvochariotרְכוּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chariot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7398a vehicle (as ridden on)chariot.הַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְhamhalekhethe walkהָלַךְdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כַּנְפֵיkanfewingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).רֽוּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

Young’s Literal Translation

Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,

World English Bible

He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

Darby Translation

Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

Douay-Rheims

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ στεγάζων ἐν ὕδασι τὰ ὑπερῷα αὐτοῦ, ὁ τιθεὶς νέφη τὴν ἐπίβασιν αὐτοῦ· ὁ περιπατῶν ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμων·