תהלים, פרק קל״ה, פסוק ז׳

The natural world and its weather patterns do not operate as independent forces. Every storm and shifting breeze serves as a constant testament to God's personal providence and His absolute control over all elements simultaneously [אלשיך, אבן עזרא, מלבי״ם].

The process begins as God draws up clouds and vapors, lifting them high above the ground [רד״ק, אבן עזרא, ביאור שטיינזלץ, המאירי]. This gathering originates at the far reaches of the earth. The primary approach among commentators is that this refers to the sea, the border of the land where moisture turns to vapor [רד״ק, המאירי], or to the distant horizon where clouds first become visible before God raises them into the sky [מצודת דוד]. Alternatively, this points specifically to dry, desert regions. By bringing rain from such barren places, God shows that the gathering of clouds is not merely a natural cycle of evaporation, but a direct, revealed miracle of divine providence [אלשיך].

As the storm develops, flashes of lightning precede the falling rain [רש״י, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. This combination is a great wonder, as God unites conflicting forces—fire and water—without the water extinguishing the fire [רד״ק, מצודת דוד, המאירי]. This phenomenon occurs when hot, dry energy is trapped within a cold, wet cloud, eventually bursting outward in a storm to release the rain [מלבי״ם, המאירי].

Finally, God summons the wind. It is either drawn out specifically for this purpose [רד״ק, מצודת דוד, המאירי], or is always present and ready to be sent on its mission [רש״י]. The wind's role is to push and guide the rainfall to its exact, assigned destination [רד״ק, המאירי]. The sudden arrival of a fierce storm wind alongside the rain is a clear display of direct divine intervention [אלשיך]. The wind emerges from hidden treasuries because, unlike other elements, it is invisible. It remains stored away as potential energy, and humans only feel its presence when God releases it from its hidden storage [רד״ק, אבן עזרא, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Another perspective suggests that these treasuries are the clouds themselves, holding the wind within them until it is unleashed during the downpour [מלבי״ם, המאירי].