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Psalms 18:9

He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

KJV

Justitiæ Domini rectæ, lætificantes corda ; præceptum Domini lucidum, illuminans oculos.

Vulgate

τὰ δικαιώματα Κυρίου εὐθεῖα, εὐφραίνοντα καρδίαν· ἡ ἐντολὴ Κυρίου τηλαυγής, φωτίζουσα ὀφθαλμούς.

LXX

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

ASV

עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן בְּ/אַפּ֗/וֹ וְ/אֵשׁ מִ/פִּ֥י/ו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖שׁ
'sh
noun · 376×
בִֽעַרְתָּ֥
b'rt
verb · 91×
גַֽחֲלֵי
gchly
noun · 18×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
י
y
noun · 496×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
ם
m
verb · 811×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
עָשָׁ֣ן
'shn
noun · 24×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Pet 3:10 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that
  • 2Sam 22:10 — He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
  • Deut 33:26 — There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
  • Exod 20:21 — And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
  • Ps 144:5 — Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
  • Ps 144:5 — Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.