Psalms 18:10
8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
9 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
12 From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
- KJV
- And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
- WEB
- He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
- ASV
- And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
- DARBY
- And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.
- BLB
- And He rode upon a cherub and flew, and He took flight upon the wings of the wind.
- ÅB
- Og han fløy på kjeruber,
og han for hurtig fram på vindens vinger. - OTB
- Han red på en kjerub og fløy;
Og han svevde på vindens vinger. - B1930
- Og han fór på kjeruber og fløi, og han fór hastig frem på vindens vinger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 104:3
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
Read in context2 Samuel 22:11–12
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Read in contextPsalms 99:1
The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
Read in contextEzekiel 10:20–22
These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.
Read in contextPsalms 80:1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Read in contextEzekiel 1:5–14
and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,
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