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27 For he draws up the drops of water;
    he distills[a] his mist in rain,(A)
28 which the skies pour down
    and drop upon mortals abundantly.
29 Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
    the thunderings of his pavilion?(B)

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  1. 36.27 Cn: Heb they distill

The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory thunders,
    the Lord, over mighty waters.(A)
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.(B)

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.(C)
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf
    and Sirion like a young wild ox.(D)

The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
    the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.(E)

The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl[a]
    and strips the forest bare,
    and in his temple all say, “Glory!”(F)

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  1. 29.9 Or causes the deer to calve

He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth;
    he makes lightnings for the rain
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(A)

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