Psalms 18:9
“He bowed the heauens also, and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feet.”
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Psalms 18:9 Context
7Then the earth shooke and trembled; the foundations also of the hilles mooued and were shaken, because hee was wroth. 8There went vp a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured, coales were kindled by it. 9He bowed the heauens also, and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feet. 10And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind. 11He made darkenes his secret place: his pauilion round about him, were darke waters, and thicke cloudes of the skies.
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Other Translations for Psalms 18:9
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet.
- King James Version
He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
- Basic English Bible
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
- Darby Bible
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
- Webster's Bible
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
- World English Bible
And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(18:10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 18:9
18:9 Bowed - By producing thick and dark clouds, whereby the heavens seem to come down to the earth. Came - Not by change of place, but by the manifestation of his presence and power on my behalf.