Psalms Chapter 105 verse 39 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 105:39

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.
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BBE Psalms 105:39

A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
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DARBY Psalms 105:39

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
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KJV Psalms 105:39

He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
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WBT Psalms 105:39


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WEB Psalms 105:39

He spread a cloud for a covering, Fire to give light in the night.
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YLT Psalms 105:39

He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 39. - He spread a cloud for a covering. The "pillar of the cloud" is intended. It was a "covering" to the Israelites on the night of the passage of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:19, 20), and perhaps also to some extent in the wilderness, when it may have sheltered them from the sun's rays (Hengstenberg); but its main purpose was to direct them on their way (Exodus 14:21), to tell them when to move and when to step, and how long to stop (Exodus 40:36-38). And fire to give light in the night. By night the "pillar of the cloud" became a "pillar of fire," shedding a certain radiance around, and giving the people under all circumstances sufficient light (Exodus 13:21; Exodus 40:38).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(39) Cloud.--As in Isaiah 4:5. The reason assigned for the cloud in the historical books is lost sight of. Instead of a pillar marking the line of march, or as a protection against the pursuing foe, it is a canopy for protection from the sun. Sir Walter Scott expresses the same idea in Rebecca's hymn.