Psalms 18:10

Psalms 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
• New International Version (NIV)He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.

Context of Psalms 18:10

8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 9He bowed the heavens also, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly, yea, he flew swiftly upon the wings of the wind. 11He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion round about him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 18:10 word by word

וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Psalms 18:10

• Psalms 99:1The LORD reigneth; let the peoples tremble: he sitteth upon the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
• 2 Samuel 22:11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
• Ezekiel 1:5And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
• Ezekiel 10:20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
• Psalms 104:3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Commentaries on Psalms 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He rode upon a cherub, and did fly - That is, as it is immediately explained, Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. God was in the storm, and by the ministry of angels guided the course of it, and drove it on with such an impetuous force as nothing could withstand. He 'rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.' Angels are in a peculiar sense the attendants and messengers of the Almighty, whom he employs as his ministers in effecting many of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And he rode upon a cherub - Compare Isaiah 14:13, note; Isaiah 37:16, note. The cherub in the theology of the Hebrews was a figurative representation of power and majesty, under the image of a being of a high and celestial nature, “whose form is represented as composed from the figures of a man, ox, lion, and eagle,” Genesis 3:24; then as bearing the throne of God upon their wings through the clouds, Exodus 25:18 ff; 1 Kings 6:23-28. Between the two…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10a cherub: See study notes on 1 Chronicles 28:18; 2 Chronicles 3:10–13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. cherub--angelic agents (compare Ge 3:24), the figures of which were placed over the ark (1Sa 4:4), representing God's dwelling; used here to enhance the majesty of the divine advent. Angels and winds may represent all rational and irrational agencies of God's providence (compare Psa 104:3, 4). did fly--Rapidity of motion adds to the grandeur of the scene.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings