Psalms 18:9
What does Psalms 18:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 18:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness <FI>is<Fi> under His feet.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 22:10
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
- Psalms 144:5
Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
- 2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
- Mark 15:33
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
- Psalms 68:4
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.
- Deuteronomy 5:22
These words Jehovah 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 upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.
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