Psalms 18:9
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
In Context
8Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
10He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
Cross References
Exodus 19:18All of Mount Sinai smoked, because the LORD descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
Deuteronomy 33:26“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.
Psalms 50:3Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.
Psalms 97:3A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries on every side.
Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a garment. Its inhabitants will die in the same way, but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.
Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but the LORD will be a refuge to 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 →