2 Samuel 22:11
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
In Context
10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
Cross References
Exodus 25:19one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
Psalms 18:10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Psalms 80:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Psalms 104:3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
Ezekiel 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51
David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →