Psalms 18:9
(18:10) And he bent the heavens, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
In Context
8(18:9) Smoke went up in his anger and consuming fire out of his mouth: coals flamed forth from him.
10(18:11) And he rode upon a cherub, and flew along, and he flitted by upon the wings of the wind.
Cross References
Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai smoked in every part, because the Lord had 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 the God of Yeshurun, who rideth to help thee upon the heavens, and in his excellency upon the skies.
Psalms 50:3Our God is coming, and will not keep silence: a fire devoureth before him, and round him there rageth a mighty storm.
Psalms 97:3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up round about his adversaries.
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 wear out like a garment, and they that dwell thereon shall die in like manner; but my salvation shall exist for ever, and my righteousness shall not be delayed.
Joel 3:16(4:16) And the Lord will cry aloud out of Zion, and from Jerusalem will he send forth his voice; and the heavens and the earth shall quake; but the Lord will be a refuge for his people, and a stronghold for 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 →