10 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.

Other Translations of Psalm 18:10

King James Version

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

English Standard Version

10 He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.

The Message

10 He's riding a winged creature, swift on wind-wings.

New King James Version

10 And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.

New Living Translation

10 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 18:10

Commentary on Psalm 18:1-19

(Read Psalm 18:1-19)

The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence call upon him. It is good for us to observe all the circumstances of a mercy which magnify the power of God and his goodness to us in it. David was a praying man, and God was found a prayer-hearing God. If we pray as he did, we shall speed as he did. God's manifestation of his presence is very fully described, Hebrews 5:7. God made the earth to shake and tremble, and the rocks to cleave, and brought him out, in his resurrection, because he delighted in him and in his undertaking.

11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him- the dark rain clouds of the sky.

Other Translations of Psalm 18:11

King James Version

11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

English Standard Version

11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him, thick clouds dark with water.

The Message

11 Now he's wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black-cloud darkness.

New King James Version

11 He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.

New Living Translation

11 He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 18:11

Commentary on Psalm 18:1-19

(Read Psalm 18:1-19)

The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence call upon him. It is good for us to observe all the circumstances of a mercy which magnify the power of God and his goodness to us in it. David was a praying man, and God was found a prayer-hearing God. If we pray as he did, we shall speed as he did. God's manifestation of his presence is very fully described, Hebrews 5:7. God made the earth to shake and tremble, and the rocks to cleave, and brought him out, in his resurrection, because he delighted in him and in his undertaking.