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Psalm 18:9–13

He vbowed the heavens and wcame down;

xthick darkness was under his feet.

10  He rode on a cherub and flew;

he came swiftly on zthe wings of the wind.

11  He made darkness his covering, his acanopy around him,

thick clouds bdark with water.

12  Out of the brightness before him

chailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.

13  The Lord also dthundered in the heavens,

and the Most High uttered his evoice,

hailstones and coals of fire.

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Psalm 18:9–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

He parted the heavens and came down;

dark clouds were under his feet.

10 He mounted the cherubim and flew;

he soared on the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—

the dark rain clouds of the sky.

12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,

with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the voice of the Most High resounded.

Psalm 18:9–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

He bowed the heavens also, and came down:

And darkness was under his feet.

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly:

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

11 He made darkness his secret place;

His pavilion round about him

Were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed,

Hail stones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,

And the Highest gave his voice;

Hail stones and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:9–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

He opened the heavens and came down;

dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

10 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew,

soaring on the wings of the wind.

11 He shrouded himself in darkness,

veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.

12 Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him

and rained down hail and burning coals.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the voice of the Most High resounded

amid the hail and burning coals.

Psalm 18:9–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He bowed the heavens also, and came down

With darkness under His feet.

10 And He rode upon a cherub, and flew;

He flew upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness His secret place;

His canopy around Him was dark waters

And thick clouds of the skies.

12 From the brightness before Him,

His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven,

And the Most High uttered His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:9–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

He tore open the sky and came down

with dark clouds under his feet.

10 He rode a creature with wings and flew.

He raced on the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his covering, his shelter around him,

surrounded by fog and clouds.

12 Out of the brightness of his presence came clouds

with hail and lightning.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High raised his voice,

and there was hail and lightning.

Psalm 18:9–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

He bowed the heavens also, and came down;

And thick darkness was under his feet.

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly;

Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him,

Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

13 Jehovah also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High uttered his voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:9–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. 10 And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 12 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire. 13 And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:9–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He spread apart the heavens 

and came down with a dark cloud under his feet. 

10 He rode on one of the angelsas he flew, 

and he soared on the wings of the wind. 

11 He made the darkness his hiding place, 

the dark rain clouds his covering. 

12 Out of the brightness in front of him, 

those rain clouds passed by with hailstones and lightning. 

13 The Lord thundered in the heavens. 

The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning. 

Psalm 18:9–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He parted the heavens and came down,

a dark cloud beneath His feet.

10 He rode on a cherub and flew,

soaring on the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness His hiding place,

dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.

12 From the radiance of His presence,

His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High projected His voice.

Psalm 18:9–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He bowed the heavens, and came down;

thick darkness was under his feet.

10 He rode on a cherub, and flew;

he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his covering around him,

his canopy thick clouds dark with water.

12 Out of the brightness before him

there broke through his clouds

hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,

and the Most High uttered his voice.

Psalm 18:9–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

So he bowed the heavens and came down

with a thick cloud under his feet.

10 And he mounted a cherub and flew,

and he swooped down on wings of wind.

11 He made darkness his hiding place;

all about him his covering

was a darkness of waters, thick clouds.

12 From the brightness before him

his clouds passed over

with hail and coals of fire.

13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens,

and the Most High uttered his voice

with hail and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:9–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He opened the heavens and came down.

Dark clouds were under his feet.

10 He got on the cherubim and flew.

The wings of the wind lifted him up.

11 He covered himself with darkness.

The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.

12 Clouds came out of the brightness that was all around him.

They came with hailstones and flashes of lightning.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven.

The voice of the Most High God was heard.

Psalm 18:9–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He bowed the heavens also, and came down

With thick darkness under His feet.

10 He rode upon a cherub and flew;

And He sped upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,

Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High uttered His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.


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