Psalms 18:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 18:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 18:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 18:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 18:9 — World English Bible

Psalms 18:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 18:9 — American Standard Version

Psalms 18:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness <FI>is<Fi> under His feet.”

Psalms 18:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 18:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 18:9 — Darby Translation

Psalms 18:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Psalms 18:9 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 18:9 in Context — Psalms 18

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

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.

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What Does Psalms 18:9 Mean?

Psalms 18:9 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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