Psalms 18:9
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
World Messianic Bible
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 →