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The LORD Is My Rock

Psalms 18:10

In 11 translations

BSB
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
KJV
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
WEB
He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
ASV
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
LSV
And He rides on a cherub, and flies, || And He flies on wings of wind.
YLT
And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
DBY
And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.
DRC17:11
And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.
GNV
And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.
JPS18:11
And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.
LXXE17:11
And he mounted on cherubs and flew: he flew on the wings of winds.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC18:11
וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃KJV:Ps.18.10
LXX-Br17:11
Καὶ ἐπέβη ἐπὶ χερουβὶμ καὶ ἐπετάσθη, ἐπετάσθη ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμων.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 104:3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
  • 2 Samuel 22:11–12He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
  • Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
  • Ezekiel 10:20–22These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim. Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.…
  • Ezekiel 1:5–14and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form, but each had four faces and four wings. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the…
  • Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 18:11 in some Bibles
  • 18:10 in most Bibles

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