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He stretches out the northern skies over the empty space
The northern skies represent heaven, the place where God dwells with the beings he created to dwell there. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
He binds up the waters in his thick clouds
The clouds are compared to a large blanket in which God wraps the rainwater. AT: "He wraps up the water in his thick clouds"
but the clouds are not torn under them
This can be stated actively. The word "them" refers to the waters. AT: "but the weight of the waters does not tear the clouds" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)