Job 26:9
He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
In Context
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
10He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.
Cross References
Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about him; Justice and equity are the foundation of his throne.
1 Timothy 6:16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man hath seen, or can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.
Matthew Henry on Job 26:6-14
The Wisdom and Power of God. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11… Read the whole commentary →