Psalms 18:9
(18-10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
In Context
10(18-11) And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.
Cross References
Exodus 19:18Now mount Sinai was altogether on smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Deuteronomy 33:26There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven as thy help, and in His excellency on the skies.
Psalms 50:3Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence; a fire devoureth before Him, and round about Him it stormeth mightily.
Psalms 97:3A fire goeth before Him, and burneth 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 wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner; but My salvation shall be for ever, and My favour shall not be abolished.
Joel 3:16(4-16) And the LORD shall roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the LORD will be a refuge unto His people, and a stronghold to the children 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 →