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Psalm 18:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 18 · verse 9
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.Psalm 18:9 · King James Version
Psalm 18:9 in context
7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- darknessʻărâphelgloomH6205 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- bowednâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
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The title gives us the occasion of penning this psalm; we had it before (Sa2 22:1), only here we are told that the psalm was delivered to the chief musician, or precentor, in the temple-songs.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-19