Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. New Living Translation He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. English Standard Version He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. Berean Standard Bible He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. King James Bible He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. New King James Version He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. New American Standard Bible He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. NASB 1995 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. NASB 1977 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. Legacy Standard Bible He bowed the heavens and came down With thick darkness under His feet. Amplified Bible He bowed the heavens also and came down; And thick darkness was under His feet. Christian Standard Bible He bent the heavens and came down, total darkness beneath his feet. Holman Christian Standard Bible He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet. American Standard Version He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He bent Heaven and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he bowed the heaven, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet. Contemporary English Version You opened the heavens like curtains, and you came down with storm clouds under your feet. Douay-Rheims Bible He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. English Revised Version He bowed the heavens also, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet. GOD'S WORD® Translation He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet. Good News Translation He tore the sky open and came down with a dark cloud under his feet. International Standard Version He bent the sky and descended, and darkness was under his feet. JPS Tanakh 1917 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under His feet. Literal Standard Version And He inclines the heavens, and comes down, | And thick darkness [is] under His feet. Majority Standard Bible He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. New American Bible He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud under his feet. NET Bible He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet. New Revised Standard Version He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. New Heart English Bible He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet. Webster's Bible Translation He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. World English Bible He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet. Young's Literal Translation And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD is My Rock…8Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. 9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. 10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.… Cross References Psalm 68:8 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. Psalm 97:2 Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne's foundation. Psalm 144:5 Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke. Isaiah 19:1 This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. Isaiah 64:1 If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, Treasury of Scripture He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. He bowed. Psalm 68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. Psalm 144:5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Deuteronomy 33:26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. darkness Deuteronomy 5:22,23 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me… Mark 15:33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. John 13:7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Jump to Previous Bent Bowed Clouds Dark Darkness Feet Heavens Inclineth Parted ThickJump to Next Bent Bowed Clouds Dark Darkness Feet Heavens Inclineth Parted ThickPsalm 18 1. David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings(9) Darkness.--Better, black cloud. The dark masses of rain-cloud are now gathered, and bend to the earth under the majestic tread of God. (Comp. Nahum 1:3, "and the clouds are the dust of his feet." (Comp. Psalm 144:5.)Verse 9. - He bowed the heavens also, and came down (comp. Psalm 145:5). In a storm the clouds do actually descend, and the whole heaven seems to be bowed down to earth. God is said to "come down" to earth whenever he delivers the oppressed, and takes vengeance on their oppressors (see Exodus 3:8; 2 Samuel 22:10; Psalm 144:5; Isaiah 64. I, 3, etc.). And darkness was under his feet. A deep darkness commonly accompanies both earthquake and storm. When God actually descended on Mount Sinai, it was amid thunders and lightnings, and "a thick cloud" (Exodus 19:16), elsewhere called "thick darkness" (Deuteronomy 5:22). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He partedוַיֵּ֣ט (way·yêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend the heavens שָׁ֭מַיִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and came down וַיֵּרַ֑ד (way·yê·raḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend with dark clouds וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל (wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6205: Cloud, heavy cloud was under תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of His feet. רַגְלָֽיו׃ (raḡ·lāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda Links Psalm 18:9 NIVPsalm 18:9 NLT Psalm 18:9 ESV Psalm 18:9 NASB Psalm 18:9 KJV Psalm 18:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 18:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 18:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 18:9 French Bible Psalm 18:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 18:9 He bowed the heavens also and came (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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