# who covers up the stars

"who blocks the stars from view"

# who by himself stretches out the heavens

God is spoken of as creating the heavens without any help, as if the heavens were fabric that he stretches out. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# tramples down the waves of the sea

God is spoken of as calming the sea as if with his feet. AT: "puts his feet down on the waves of the sea" or "calms the waves of the sea" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the Bear, Orion, the Pleiades

These are the names of constellations, which are groups of stars that seem like they form a particular shape in the sky. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# Orion

a famous hunter in Greek mythology

# Pleiades

several bright stars that look like they are close together in the sky

# constellations

groups of stars that seem like they form a particular shape in the sky