He watereth the mountains from his chambers.
—Psalm 104:13.
Likewise the fertility occasioned by the rivers and streams is due, in the first place, to the deities which have opened the springs, and guided the streams down into the plains:
Who guidest the rivers in the midst of the mountains,
Who openest the springs in the midst of the hills.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 2.
Thou maintainest abundance without end, the dried up spring thou openest.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 2.
Director of the river courses, opener of the springs.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 3.