He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong, ¹ 

There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, ¹  who rides through the sky ²  to help you, on the clouds in majesty.

He shrouded himself in darkness, ¹  in thick rain clouds. ² 

Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you! ¹ 

which the clouds pour down and shower on humankind abundantly.

Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over ¹  the water jars of heaven,

O Lord, your loyal love reaches to the sky; ¹  your faithfulness to the clouds. ² 

He shrouded himself in darkness, ¹  in thick rain clouds. ² 

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, ¹  and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

The clouds poured down rain; ¹  the skies thundered. ²  Yes, your arrows ³  flashed about.

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, ¹  and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.

Foreigners living there will say, ¹  ‘We tried to heal her, but she could not be healed. Let’s leave Babylonia ²  and each go back to his own country. For judgment on her will be vast in its proportions. It will be like it is piled up to heaven, stacked up into the clouds.’ ³