6 For he says to the snow,g “Fall to the earth,”

and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains,

7 serve as his sign to all mankind,

so that all men may know his work.

8 The wild animals enter their lairs

and stay in their dens.h

9 The windstorm comes from its chamber,

and the cold from the driving north winds.

10 Ice is formed by the breath of God,i

and watery expanses are frozen.

11 He saturates clouds with moisture;j

he scatters his lightning through them.

12 They swirl about,

turning round and round at his direction,

accomplishing everything he commands them

over the surface of the inhabited world.

13 He causes this to happen for punishment,

for his land, or for his faithful love.