9  who ^gmade ^hthe Bear and ⁱOrion,

the Pleiades ^jand the chambers of the south;

8  He who made the ^rPleiades and Orion,

and turns deep darkness into the morning

and ^sdarkens the day into night,

who ^tcalls for the waters of the sea

^tand pours them out on the surface of the earth,

^uthe Lord is his name;

31  “Can you bind the chains of ^vthe Pleiades

or loose the cords of ^vOrion?

32  Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth¹ in their season,

or can you guide ^vthe Bear with its children?

33  Do you know ^wthe ordinances of the heavens?

Can you establish their rule on the earth?

34  “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,

that ^xa flood of waters may cover you?

35  Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go

and say to you, ‘Here we are’?

36  Who has ^yput wisdom in ^zthe inward parts²

or given understanding to the mind?³

37  Who can number the clouds by wisdom?

Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,

38  when the dust runs into a mass

and ^athe clods stick fast together?

39  “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,

or ^bsatisfy the appetite of the young lions,

40  when they crouch in their ^cdens

or lie in wait ^din their thicket?

41  Who provides for ^ethe raven its prey,

when its young ones cry to God for help,

and wander about for lack of food?

9  From ^tits chamber ^ucomes the whirlwind,

and ^vcold from the scattering winds.

3  He ^qlays the beams of his ^rchambers on the waters;

he makes ^sthe clouds his chariot;

he rides on ^tthe wings of the wind;

13  ^gFrom your lofty abode you ^hwater the mountains;

the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

4  He ^qdetermines the number of the stars;

he ^rgives to all of them their names.