Psalm 104:2

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Cross-references

Psalm 136:6 Parallel

Psalm 136:6 describes God spreading out the earth, using the same 'stretch/spread' verb as the heavens in the main verse.

Psalm 93:1 Parallel

Psalm 93:1 also uses clothing imagery for God's attributes—robed in majesty and strength—echoing the garment of light in the main verse.

1 John 1:5 Allusion

1 John 1:5 declares God is light, directly echoing the light garment of Psalm 104:2 as a core attribute of God.

Matthew 17:2 shows Jesus' clothes becoming white as light at the transfiguration, fulfilling the divine garment imagery of Psalm 104:2.

Zechariah 12:1 uses the same phrase 'stretched out the heavens,' linking God's creative power to Psalm 104:2.

Isaiah 40:22 repeats the exact imagery of stretching out the heavens like a tent, confirming the creation motif of Psalm 104:2.

Isaiah 51:13 reminds that God stretched out the heavens and laid earth's foundations, a direct parallel to the main verse's creation language.

Mark 9:3 Parallel

Mark 9:3 shows Jesus' garments becoming dazzling white — mirroring the divine light garment of God in this verse.

Habakkuk 3:4 describes God's brightness like light and rays from his hand — a vivid parallel to God wrapping himself in light.

Jeremiah 51:15 repeats the same phrase—God stretched out the heavens—making it a strong parallel to the main verse.

Jeremiah 10:12 says God by understanding stretched out the heavens, identical phrasing to the main verse's stretching of the heavens.

Genesis 1:6 Parallel

Genesis 1:6 describes God creating the firmament, directly paralleling the 'stretches out the heavens' imagery here.

Isaiah 44:24 declares that the Lord alone stretched out the heavens, reinforcing the same creative act as the main verse.

Isaiah 42:5 Allusion

Isaiah 42:5 explicitly states God 'stretched out the heavens' and spread out the earth, directly echoing the main verse's imagery.

Proverbs 30:4 asks who wrapped waters in a garment—a parallel metaphor for God's creative power, similar to light as a garment.

Job 37:18 Parallel

Job 37:18 asks about 'spreading out the skies', directly echoing the stretching imagery here.

Job 26:7 Parallel

Job 26:7 says God 'spreads out the northern skies', a parallel to stretching out the heavens.

Job 9:8 Parallel

Job 9:8 uses the identical phrase 'stretches out the heavens', reinforcing the same divine action.

Daniel 7:9 Parallel

Daniel 7:9 depicts God's clothing as white as snow, paralleling the light garment imagery of Psalm 104:2.

Isaiah 45:12 also describes God stretching out the heavens, reinforcing the creative act depicted in Psalm 104:2.

Daniel 2:22 Parallel

Daniel 2:22 reveals that light dwells with God — echoing the image of God covering himself with light as a garment.

Isaiah 40:12 describes God measuring the heavens with a span, a related act of divine creation and sovereignty over the cosmos.

Acts 9:3 Parallel

Acts 9:3 recounts a light from heaven flashing around Saul — reminiscent of God covering himself with light.

1 Timothy 6:16 says God dwells in unapproachable light, reinforcing the light garment of Psalm 104:2 as a symbol of divine glory.