With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Rather, 'He covereth (both) His hands with light (lightning, Job 37:3, margin: literally, 'upon both hands He spreads light as a covering' х `al (H5921) kanpowt (H3671], and giveth it a command against his adversary'-literally, the one assailing Him х `aaleyhaa (H5921) bªmapgiya` (H6293): or else, 'He giveth it a command against (whomsoever it is directed) in striking' (Psalms 8:2; Psalms 139:20; 21:19). Thus, as in Job 36:31, the two-fold effects of His waters are set forth, so here of His light; in the one hand destructive lightning against the wicked; in the other, the genial light for good to His friends, etc. (Job 36:33.) (Umbreit)