הַ֥מְקָרֶֽה בַמַּ֗יִם עֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יו הַשָּׂם־עָבִ֥ים רְכוּב֑וֹ הַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְ עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃
Pokrywasz wodami górne sklepienia Twoje, czynisz obłoki wozem Twoim, unosisz się na skrzydłach wiatru.
Zohar
It is indeed as I have said, that the Torah lets out a word, and emerges for a little from her sheath, and then hides herself again. But she does this only for those who understand and obey her.
Zohar
Now this is the way of the Torah. At first, when she begins to reveal herself to a man, she makes signs to him. Should he understand, well and good, but if not, then she sends for him and calls him “simpleton”, saying to her messengers: “Tell that simpleton to come here and converse with me”, as it is written: “Whoso is a simpleton let him turn in hither” (Prov. 9, 4). When he comes to her she begins to speak to him, first from behind the curtain which she has spread for him about her words suitable to his mode of understanding, so that he may progress little by little. This is called “Derasha” (Talmudic casuistry, namely the derivation of the traditional laws and usages from the letter of Scripture).
Sefer HaBahir
[Note: there are different textual variations of this text. Here is the version on Sefaria.]
Rabbi Yochanon said, “On the second day, the angels were created, as it is written, 'He rafters the beams [of His upper chambers] in the waters' (Psalms 104:3), and it is written 'He makes the winds His messengers, fiery flames His servants' (Psalms 104:4)."
But Rabbi Levitas ben Tavros said, "Everyone, even Rabbi Yochanan, agrees that the water already existed. But it was on the second day that ''He rafters the beams [of His upper chambers] in the waters,' the one who 'makes the clouds his chariot,' and the one who 'walks on the wings of the wind.' But His messengers were not created until the fifth day."
[The Vilna Gaon's commentary suggests the following version.]
Rabbi Yochanan said, "The angels were created on the second day. It is therefore written, 'He rafters the beams [of His upper chambers] in the waters, making the clouds a chariot, moving on the wings of the wind" (Psalm 104:3). It is then written, 'He makes the wind His angels' (Psalms 104:4)."
Rabbi Chaninah said, "The creation of the angels was on the fifth day, as is said, 'And the birds that flew over the earth' (Genesis 1:20)."
Rabbi Lulyani ben Tavrai said, "All agree that they [the angels] were not created on day one."
Rabbi Yochanon said, “On the second day, the angels were created, as it is written, 'He rafters the beams [of His upper chambers] in the waters' (Psalms 104:3), and it is written 'He makes the winds His messengers, fiery flames His servants' (Psalms 104:4)."
But Rabbi Levitas ben Tavros said, "Everyone, even Rabbi Yochanan, agrees that the water already existed. But it was on the second day that ''He rafters the beams [of His upper chambers] in the waters,' the one who 'makes the clouds his chariot,' and the one who 'walks on the wings of the wind.' But His messengers were not created until the fifth day."
[The Vilna Gaon's commentary suggests the following version.]
Rabbi Yochanan said, "The angels were created on the second day. It is therefore written, 'He rafters the beams [of His upper chambers] in the waters, making the clouds a chariot, moving on the wings of the wind" (Psalm 104:3). It is then written, 'He makes the wind His angels' (Psalms 104:4)."
Rabbi Chaninah said, "The creation of the angels was on the fifth day, as is said, 'And the birds that flew over the earth' (Genesis 1:20)."
Rabbi Lulyani ben Tavrai said, "All agree that they [the angels] were not created on day one."