²⁸ I was there when he set the clouds above,
    when he established springs deep in the earth.
²⁹ I was there when he set the limits of the seas,
    so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,

⁴ Praise him, skies above!
    Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!

⁸ “Who kept the sea inside its boundaries
    as it burst from the womb,
⁹ and as I clothed it with clouds
    and wrapped it in thick darkness?
¹⁰ For I locked it behind barred gates,
    limiting its shores.
¹¹ I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come.
    Here your proud waves must stop!’

³ When clouds are heavy, the rains come down.
    Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.

⁸ He wraps the rain in his thick clouds,
    and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.