Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He bent the sky and descended, and darkness was under his feet.
New American Standard Bible
With thick
King James Version
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Holman Bible
a dark cloud beneath His feet.
A Conservative Version
He also bowed the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
American Standard Version
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
Amplified
He bowed the heavens also and came down;
And thick darkness was under His feet.
Bible in Basic English
The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
Darby Translation
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will incline the heavens and come down: and gloom under his feet
King James 2000
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So he bowed [the] heavens and came down with a thick cloud under his feet.
Modern King James verseion
And He bowed the heavens and came down, and darkness was under His feet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He bowed the heavens, also, and came down, and it was dark under his feet. {TYNDALE: And he bowed heaven and came down, and darkness underneath his feet.}
NET Bible
He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet.
New Heart English Bible
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
The Emphasized Bible
Then he stretched out the heaven, and came down, - and, thick gloom, was under his feet;
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
8 In his anger smoke poured out of his nostrils, and consuming fire from his mouth; coals were lit from it. 9 He bent the sky and descended, and darkness was under his feet. 10 He rode upon a cherub and flew; he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:22-23
"The LORD declared these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly on the mountain from out of the fire and dark clouds, and nothing more was added. He inscribed them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
Deuteronomy 33:26
"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens with its lofty clouds to help you.
2 Samuel 22:10
He deformed heaven itself as he descended. Thick darkness enveloped his feet.
Psalm 68:4
Sing to God! Sing praise to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds. The LORD is his name. Be jubilant in his presence.
Psalm 144:5-15
Bow your heavens, LORD, and descend; touch the mountains, and they will smolder.
Isaiah 51:6
"Lift up your eyes, you heavens and look to the earth beneath; and see who created these. Its inhabitants will die just like this; but my salvation will be forever, and my deliverance will never fail.
Joel 3:16
"The LORD will roar from Zion, and shout from Jerusalem. The heavens and the earth will shake, but the LORD will be the refuge of his people, and the strength of the people of Israel."
Matthew 24:29
"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'
Mark 15:33
At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
John 13:7
Jesus answered him, "You don't realize now what I'm doing, but later on you'll understand."
Hebrews 12:26
At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven."
2 Peter 3:10
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.