With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the cloud] that cometh betwixt.
Ver. 32. With clouds he covereth the light] Heb. With the palms of his hands (so the clouds are called, see 1Ki 18:44) he hideth light; that is, the sunbeams, viz. when he sendeth rain, the heavens are masked.
And commandeth it not to shine] Heb. And forbiddeth it (those words, not to shine, are not in the original), propter intercedentem, for the sake of those that intercede. He giveth rain or fair weather upon the prayers of his faithful people; who can thereby open and shut heaven, as did Elijah and the thundering legion. R. Levi interpreteth this and the following verse concerning thunder.