Psa 104:2, Isa 40:22 | JFB | e4.org | 2. light —is a figurative representation of the glory of the invisible God ( ). Its use in this connection may refer to the first work of creation ( ). stretchest out the heavens —the visible heavens or sky which cover the earth as a curtain ( ).

‏ Psalms 104:2

2. light—is a figurative representation of the glory of the invisible God (Mt 17:2; 1Ti 6:16). Its use in this connection may refer to the first work of creation (Ge 1:3).

stretchest out the heavens—the visible heavens or sky which cover the earth as a curtain (Isa 40:12).

‏ Isaiah 40:22

22. It is he—rather, connected with last verse, "Have ye not known?"—have ye not understood Him that sitteth . . .? (Isa 40:26) [MAURER].

circle—applicable to the globular form of the earth, above which, and the vault of sky around it, He sits. For "upon" translate "above."

as grasshoppers—or locusts in His sight (Nu 13:33), as He looks down from on high (Ps 33:13, 14; 113:4-6).

curtain—referring to the awning which the Orientals draw over the open court in the center of their houses as a shelter in rain or hot weather.