5. Who laid the mekhonim (foundations) of ha'aretz, that it should not move out of place olam va'ed.
6. Thou coveredst it with the tehom (deep) as with a garment; the mayim stood above the harim (mountains).
7. At Thy ga'arah (rebuke) they fled; at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away.
8. They go up by the harim (mountains); they go down by the beka'ot (valleys) unto the makom (place) which Thou hast assigned for them.
9. Thou hast set a boundary that they [the waters] may not pass over; that they return not to cover ha'aretz.
10. He sendeth the ma'ayanim (springs) into the ravines, which run among the harim.
11. They give drink to every beast of the sadeh; the pera'im (donkeys) quench their thirst.
12. By them shall the oph HaShomayim have their habitation, which sing among the branches.