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Psalms 18:9

God's power and sovereignty

7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

10 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.

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BSB
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
KJV
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
WEB
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
ASV
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
DARBY
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
BLB
And He stretched apart the heavens and came down, and a dark cloud [was] under His feet.
ÅB
Og han bøyde himmelen og steg ned,
og det var mørke under føttene hans.
OTB
Han bøyde også himlene og steg ned,
Med tykk mørke under sine føtter.
B1930
Og han bøide himmelen og steg ned, og det var mørke under hans føtter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 144:5–15

    Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:26

    “There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.

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  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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  • 2 Samuel 22:10

    He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:22–23

    The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

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  • Mark 15:33

    From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

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  • Revelation 20:11

    Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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  • Joel 3:16

    The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

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