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Psalms 18:10
10He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet.
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
8Then the earth rocked and quaked. The foundations of mountains trembled. They reeled because He was angry. 9Smoke rose from His nostrils and consuming fire from His mouth. Coals blazed from Him. He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet. 11He rode upon a cheruv and flew. He soared on the wings of the wind. 12He made darkness His cover, His sukkah all around Him— dark waters, thick clouds.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:10 word by word
וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:10
- Psalms 99:1Adonai reigns, let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned upon the cheruvim— let the earth shake!
- 2 Samuel 22:11He rode upon a cheruv and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind.
- Ezekiel 1:5From within it came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had a likeness of a human,
- Ezekiel 10:20They were the living creatures that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar. I knew that they were cheruvim.
- Psalms 104:3laying beams for His upper rooms in waters, making the clouds His chariot, walking on 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
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