made of pure light. It is as if God takes the light of the sun and bends its rays to serve as a glorious cloak for himself (compare Revelation 12:1). This idea of God’s using the mighty elements of his creation as fabric goes one stage further when the psalmist sees God stretching out the heavens like a tent. This is an insight into the immensity of God, as if he covers the entire sky from the eastern to the western horizon with a stupendous bolt of heavenly cloth. God wraps himself in glory, and