Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the
waters
Or "his upper rooms" F9; one story over another being built
by him in the heavens, ( Amos 9:6 ) , the chambers
where he resides; his courts, as the Targum; his palace and
apartments, his presence chamber particularly, the floor and
beams of them are the waters bound up in the thick clouds; or the
region of the air, from whence the rain descends to water the
hills, as in ( Psalms
104:13 ) .
Who maketh the clouds his chariot;
to ride in; in these sometimes Jehovah rides to execute judgment
on his enemies, ( Isaiah 19:1 ) and in
these sometimes he appears in a way of grace and mercy to his
people, ( Exodus 13:21
) ( 19:9 )
( 1 Kings
8:11 ) ( Matthew 17:5
) , in these, as in chariots, Christ went up to heaven; and in
these will he come a second time; and into these will the saints
be caught up to meet the Lord in the air at his coming, (
Acts 1:9 ) (
Revelation 1:7 ) (
1
Thessalonians 4:17 ) .
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
see ( Psalms
18:10 ) which is expressive of his swiftness in coming to
help and assist his people in time of need; who helps, and that
right early; and may very well be applied both to the first and
second coming of Christ, who came leaping upon the mountains, and
skipping upon the hills, when he first came; and, when he comes a
second time, will be as a roe or a young hart upon the mountains
of spices, ( Song of
Solomon 2:8 ) ( 8:14 ) . The
Targum is,
``upon the swift clouds, like the wings of an eagle;''hence, perhaps, it is, the Heathens have a notion of Jupiter's being carried in a chariot through the air, when it thunders and lightens {k}.