Psalms 18
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Psalms 18:4-11

4The 1ropes of death encompassed me, And the 2torrents of 3destruction 4terrified me.5The 5ropes of 6Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.6In my 7distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice 8from His temple, And my 9cry for help before Him came into His ears.

7Then the 10earth shook and quaked; And the 11foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.8Smoke went up 12out of His nostrils, And 13fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals burned from it.9He also 14bowed the heavens down low, and came down With thick 15darkness under His feet.10He rode on a 16cherub and flew; And He sped on the 17wings of the wind.11He made 18darkness His hiding place, 19His 20canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 18:4 Ps 116:3 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 18:4 Ps 69:2; 124:3, 4 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 18:4 Or ungodliness; Heb Belial ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 18:4 Or were assailing; or terrifying ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 18:5 Ps 116:3 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 18:5 I.e., the netherworld ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 18:6 Ps 50:15; 120:1 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 18:6 Ps 3:4 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 18:6 Ps 34:15 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 18:7 Judg 5:4; Ps 68:7, 8; Is 13:13; Hag 2:6 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 18:7 Ps 114:4, 6 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 18:8 Or in His wrath ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 18:8 Ps 50:3 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 18:9 Ps 144:5 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 18:9 Ps 97:2 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 18:10 Ps 80:1; 99:1 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 18:10 Ps 104:3 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 18:11 Deut 4:11 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 18:11 Ps 97:2 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 18:11 Or pavilion ↩

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