8 He *Prov. 30:4binds up the waters in his thick clouds,

and the cloud is not split open under them.

9 He covers the face of the full moon*26:9 Or his throne

and *[ch. 36:29]spreads over it his cloud.

10 He has inscribed *Prov. 8:29;[ch. 38:8-11;Ps. 33:7;Jer. 5:22]a circle on the face of the waters

at the boundary between light and darkness.