The Definition of the word Waterspouts

Waterspouts

(Ps. 42:7; marg. R.V., cataracts"). If we regard this psalm as" descriptive of David's feelings when banished from Jerusalem by "the revolt of Absalom, this word may denote "waterfalls," "inasmuch as Mahanaim, where he abode, was near the Jabbok, and" the region abounded with rapids and falls.