Psalms 18:8-11 in English

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ The law of the Lord is perfect, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, instructing babes.

⁹ The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

¹¹ To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

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

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

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

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

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

⁸ The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

⁹ The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

¹⁰ To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.

¹¹ For your servant keeps to them: in the keeping of them there is great reward.

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.

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

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion round about him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ It was as though smoke poured out from his nostrils, and as though burning coals came out of his mouth.

⁹ He opened the sky and came down with a black cloud under his feet.

¹⁰ He flew, riding on the back of a creature that had wings, traveling fast, blown along by the wind.

¹¹ Darkness was all around him like a blanket MET; dark clouds, full of moisture, covered him MET.

⁸ The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

⁹ The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgements of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

¹⁰ To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.

¹¹ For your servant keeps to them: in the keeping of them there is great reward.

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.

⁹ The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.

¹⁰ And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals burned forth from it.

⁹ And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

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

¹¹ He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.

⁹ The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.

¹¹ More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.

⁸ Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire came from his mouth; burning coals blazed before him.

⁹ He parted the heavens and came down, with dark clouds beneath his feet.

¹⁰ Riding on an angel he flew, swooping on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He hid himself in darkness, covering himself with black thunderclouds.

⁸ Smoke went out at his nostrels, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were kindled thereat.

⁹ He bowed the heauens also and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.

¹⁰ And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.

¹¹ He made darkenes his secrete place, and his pauilion round about him, euen darkenesse of waters, and cloudes of the ayre.

⁸ (18-9) Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.

⁹ (18-10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.

¹⁰ (18-11) And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹ (18-12) He made darkness His hiding-place, His pavilion round about Him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: And darkness was under his feet.

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

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

⁸ (18:9) Smoke went up in his anger and consuming fire out of his mouth: coals flamed forth from him.

⁹ (18:10) And he bent the heavens, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet:

¹⁰ (18:11) And he rode upon a cherub, and flew along, and he flitted by upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹ (18:12) He made darkness his hiding-place, round about him as his pavilion, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ The law of the Lord is perfect, converting souls: The testimony of the Lord is faithful, instructing babes.

⁹ The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever and ever: The judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

¹¹ To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

⁸ A smoke went up from his nostrils, And fire from his mouth devoured; Burning coals shot forth from him.

⁹ He bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet;

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

¹¹ And he made darkness his covering; His pavilion round about him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ Smoke went up from his nostrils, devouring fire from his mouth, coals were kindled by it.

⁹ Then he bent the sky and came down, thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub and flew, darting on wings of wind,

¹¹ with his screen of darkness about him, in thick dark clouds of water.

⁸ Smoke went up from his nostrils, devouring fire from his mouth, coals were kindled by it.

⁹ Then he bent the sky and came down, thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub and flew, darting on wings of wind,

¹¹ with his screen of darkness about him, in thick dark clouds of water.

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.

⁹ He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.

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

¹¹ He made darkness a tent around him, heavy rainclouds in the skies.

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

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

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

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁸ Smoke went up in the ire or wrath of the Lord, and fire burnt out from his face; coals were kindled of him.

⁹ He bowed down heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ And he ascended or went on cherubim, and flew; he flew over the pens of winds.

¹¹ And he setted or put darknesses his hiding place, his tabernacle in his compass; and dark water was in the clouds of the air.

⁸ Smoke went up in the ire of the Lord, and fire burnt out from his face; coals were kindled of him. (Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire came out of his mouth; and coals were kindled by it.)

⁹ He bowed down (the) heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ And he ascended on cherubim, and flew; he flew over the pens of winds. (And he went up on cherubim, and flew; yea, he flew upon the wings of the wind.)

¹¹ And he setted darknesses his hiding place, his tabernacle in his compass; and dark water was in the clouds of the air. (And he made the darkness his hiding place; and the clouds of the heavens, which were filled with water, surrounded him.)

⁸ Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.

⁹ And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.

¹⁰ And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.

¹¹ He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.