3. Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters. His lofty halls are framed with the waters which are above the
firmament. The upper rooms of God’s great house, the secret stories far above
our ken, the palatial chambers wherein he resides, are based upon the floods
which form the upper ocean. We are not to interpret literally where the
language is poetical—it would be simple absurdity to do so. Who maketh the clouds his chariot. When he comes forth from his secret pavilion it is thus
he makes his royal progress. “His
chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form,” and his chariot of mercy drops plenty as it traverses the celestial
road. Who walketh or rather, “goes” upon the wings of the wind. With the clouds for a carriage, and
the winds for winged steeds, the great King hastens on his movements whether
for mercy or for judgment. Thus we have the idea of a king still further
elaborated—his lofty palace, his chariot, and his coursers are before us; but
what a palace must we imagine, whose beams are of crystal, and whose base is
consolidated vapor!
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