Psalms 18:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.”
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“He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness <FI>is<Fi> under His feet.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 18:9 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 19:18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
- Deuteronomy 5:22The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
- Deuteronomy 33:26“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
- 2 Samuel 22:10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
- Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- Psalms 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds— His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.
- Psalms 97:3Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.
- Psalms 144:5Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
- Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
- Isaiah 66:15For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
- Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- Mark 15:33From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- John 13:7Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
- Hebrews 12:26At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
- 2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
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