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Psalms 104:6

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

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תְּ֭הוֹםtehomdeepתְּהוֹםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.כַּלְּב֣וּשׁkalvushas garmentלְבוּשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as garment”, the ordinary formH3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wifeapparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.כִּסִּית֑וֹkisitvocoverכָּסָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).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,…הָ֝רִ֗יםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.יַֽעַמְדוּyaamdvstandעָמַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “stand”, an unfinished actionH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…מָֽיִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

Young’s Literal Translation

The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

World English Bible

You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

Darby Translation

Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:

Douay-Rheims

O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄβυσσος ὡς ἱμάτιον τὸ περιβόλαιον αὐτοῦ, ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων στήσονται ὕδατα.