Changing the translation from "upon the deep" to "upon the face of the deep" (and to "upon the face of the waters") is no great accomplishment.
Upon the face of the two ordinances, there was a plain conflict.
This he showed by striking every Spartan he met upon the face with his sceptre.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters".
So the second sentence becomes: "And the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters".
It seems to him that the dark has become darker, a dark so dark that it is like the darkness upon the face of the deep, before the Lord moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis begins with darkness upon the face of the deep, until God encompasses this void to change it.
Acne and wrinkles are presented as scourges to be punished, visible marks of shame upon the face.
And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
Now I knew that they originated in distant storms, which moved, as it were, upon the face of the deep.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
