5:8a He who made the Pleiades and Orion,

God ⌊is the one⌋ who made the constellations of stars.
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Yahweh created the stars ⌊in the sky⌋ .

5:8b who turns darkness into dawn

⌊He is the one⌋ who turns night into day
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He makes darkness/blackness become light.

5:8c and darkens day into night,

and day into night.
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⌊He makes⌋ day become night.

5:8d who summons the waters of the sea

⌊He is the one⌋ who tells the sea
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He takes water from the sea

5:8e and pours them over the face of the earth—

to cover the land.
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and makes it into rain that pours down on the earth/ground.

5:8f the LORD is His name—

Yes, his name is Yahweh.
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He is called Yahweh.
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Yahweh is the name ⌊of the one who does all those things⌋ .

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