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Psalm 18:9–10

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9He bent the heavens and came down,ae

total darkness beneath his feet.

10He rode on a cherub and flew,

soaring on the wings of the wind.af

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Cross references

  1. aePs 144:5; Is 64:1
  2. afPs 104:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He bowed the heavens and came down;

thick darkness was under his feet.

He rode on a cherub and flew;

he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He parted the heavens and came down;

dark clouds were under his feet.

He mounted the cherubim and flew;

he soared on the wings of the wind.

NLTNew Living Translation

He opened the heavens and came down;

dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew,

soaring on the wings of the wind.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So he bowed the heavens and came down

with a thick cloud under his feet.

And he mounted a cherub and flew,

and he swooped down on wings of wind.

KJV 1900King James Version

He bowed the heavens also, and came down:

And darkness was under his feet.

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly:

Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.