Psalms 18:9
He also bowed the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
In Context
10And he rode upon a cherub, and flew. Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Cross References
Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because LORD descended upon it in fire, and the smoke of it ascended as the smoke of a furnace. And the whole mount quaked greatly.
Deuteronomy 33:26There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides upon the heavens for thy help, and in his excellency on the skies.
Psalms 50:3Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him.
Psalms 97:3A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries round about.
Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath. For the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall grow old like a garment, and those who dwell in it shall die in like manner. But my salvation shal
Joel 3:16And LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But LORD will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:2-20
David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. 1 I will love thee, O Lord , my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my… Read the whole commentary →